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.
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
- Kommentare ← kkommentare · kmomentare · komemntare · komentare · kommenatre · kommenntare · kommentaer · kommentarre
- Kommentaren ← kkommentaren · kmomentaren · komemntaren · komentaren · kommenatren · kommenntaren · kommentaern · kommentarenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kommentare" for "Kommentaren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kommentare" vs "Kommentaren" - which ranks higher?
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.