Which to use
“Kommentare” is a noun and “kommentiere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,549
- “Kommentare” frequency rank
- #43,294
- “kommentiere” frequency rank
- 45843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommentare | kommentiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommentar | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommentieren |
Where the eye mixes Kommentare and kommentiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kommentare runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against kommentiere's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kommentare vs kommentiere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kommentare is [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁə] while kommentiere is [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45843, 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]. kommentiere is at rank #43,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁə].
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 45843, this pair ranks #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kommentare vs kommentiere
Shared letters: ekmnort. Private to "Kommentare": a. Private to "kommentiere": i.
"Kommentare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "kommentiere" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kommentare ← kkommentare · kmomentare · komemntare · komentare · kommenatre · kommenntare · kommentaer · kommentarre
- kommentiere ← kkommentiere · kmomentiere · komemntiere · komentiere · kommenitere · kommenntiere · kommenteire · kommentieer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kommentare" and "kommentiere" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kommentare" or "kommentiere" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommentiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommentare" and "kommentiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommentiere vs kommentierte". 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 #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.