Which to use
“Kommentar” and “Kommentars” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,669
- “Kommentar” frequency rank
- #33,673
- “Kommentars” frequency rank
- 35342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommentar | Kommentars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nähere Erläuterung eines Sachverhaltes von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus, Auslegung | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kommentar |
Where the eye mixes Kommentar and Kommentars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kommentar runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Kommentars's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kommentar vs Kommentars
A purely visual mix-up. Kommentar ([kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]) and Kommentars ([kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯s]) 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 “Kommentars”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35342, 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]. Kommentars is at rank #33,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯s].
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 35342, this pair ranks #1,642,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommentar vs Kommentars
Shared letters: aekmnort. Private to "Kommentar": -. Private to "Kommentars": s.
"Kommentar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Kommentars" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kommentar ← kkommentar · kmomentar · komemntar · komentar · kommenatr · kommenntar · kommentarr · kommentra
- Kommentars ← kkommentars · kmomentars · komemntars · komentars · kommenatrs · kommenntars · kommentarrs · kommentarss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommentar" and "Kommentars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kommentar" vs "Kommentars" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommentar" and "Kommentars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommentarlos vs Kommentars". 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 #1,642,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.