KommentarvsKommentarsWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
Kommentar
10 ch
Kommentars

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?
No. They are said differently ([kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯] versus [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kommentar" vs "Kommentars" - which ranks higher?
"Kommentar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,669 in our German list, against #33,673 for "Kommentars". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list