Which to use
“Kommentaren” is a noun and “kommentieren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,230
- “Kommentaren” frequency rank
- #8,232
- “kommentieren” frequency rank
- 17462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommentaren | kommentieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kommentar | einen Sachverhalt von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus näher erläutern, einen Kommentar abgeben |
Where the eye mixes Kommentaren and kommentieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kommentaren vs kommentieren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kommentaren is [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁən] while kommentieren is [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁən]. 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 17462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommentaren is recorded at frequency rank #9,230, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːʁən]. kommentieren is at rank #8,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁən].
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 17462, this pair ranks #1,927,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommentaren vs kommentieren
Shared letters: ekmnort. Private to "Kommentaren": a. Private to "kommentieren": i.
"Kommentaren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "kommentieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kommentaren ← kkommentaren · kmomentaren · komemntaren · komentaren · kommenatren · kommenntaren · kommentaern · kommentarenn
- kommentieren ← kkommentieren · kmomentieren · komemntieren · komentieren · kommeniteren · kommenntieren · kommenteiren · kommentieern
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommentaren" and "kommentieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kommentaren" or "kommentieren" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kommentaren" and "kommentieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommentaren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommentieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommentaren" and "kommentieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommentiere vs kommentieren". 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 #1,927,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.