KommentarevsKommentarenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Kommentare” and “Kommentaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,549
“Kommentare” frequency rank
#9,230
“Kommentaren” frequency rank
11779
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kommentare Kommentaren
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommentar Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kommentar

Where the eye mixes Kommentare and Kommentaren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Kommentare
11 ch
Kommentaren

Why the eye confuses Kommentare with Kommentaren

A purely visual mix-up. Kommentare ([kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə]) and Kommentaren ([kɔmɛnˈtaːʁən]) 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) - “Kommentare” sits inside “Kommentaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kommentare is recorded at frequency rank #2,549, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə]. Kommentaren is at rank #9,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁən].

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 11779, this pair ranks #1,967,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kommentare vs Kommentaren

Shared letters: aekmnort. Private to "Kommentare": -. Private to "Kommentaren": -.

"Kommentare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "Kommentaren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kommentarekkommentare · kmomentare · komemntare · komentare · kommenatre · kommenntare · kommentaer · kommentarre
  • Kommentarenkkommentaren · kmomentaren · komemntaren · komentaren · kommenatren · kommenntaren · kommentaern · kommentarenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kommentare" for "Kommentaren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə] versus [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kommentare" vs "Kommentaren" - which ranks higher?
"Kommentare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,549 in our German list, against #9,230 for "Kommentaren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kommentare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kommentaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,967,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kommentare" and "Kommentaren" 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 #1,967,944 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