Which to use
“Kommentar” and “Kommentare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,669
- “Kommentar” frequency rank
- #2,549
- “Kommentare” frequency rank
- 4218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommentar | Kommentare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nähere Erläuterung eines Sachverhaltes von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus, Auslegung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommentar |
Where the eye mixes Kommentar and Kommentare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kommentar runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Kommentare's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kommentar with Kommentare
A purely visual mix-up. Kommentar ([kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]) and Kommentare ([kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kommentar” sits inside “Kommentare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommentar is recorded at frequency rank #1,669, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]. Kommentare is at rank #2,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4218, this pair ranks #1,998,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommentar vs Kommentare
Shared letters: aekmnort. Private to "Kommentar": -. Private to "Kommentare": -.
"Kommentar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Kommentare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kommentar ← kkommentar · kmomentar · komemntar · komentar · kommenatr · kommenntar · kommentarr · kommentra
- Kommentare ← kkommentare · kmomentare · komemntare · komentare · kommenatre · kommenntare · kommentaer · kommentarre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kommentar" and "Kommentare" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kommentar" vs "Kommentare" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kommentar" and "Kommentare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommentar" and "Kommentare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kommentare vs kommentiere". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,998,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.