Which to use
“kommentarlos” is an adjective and “Kommentars” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,017
- “kommentarlos” frequency rank
- #33,673
- “Kommentars” frequency rank
- 77690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommentarlos | Kommentars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Kommentar, ohne Stellungnahme | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kommentar |
Where the eye mixes kommentarlos and Kommentars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kommentarlos runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCCVC) against Kommentars's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kommentarlos and Kommentars
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kommentarlos is [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯loːs] while Kommentars is [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommentarlos is recorded at frequency rank #44,017, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯loːs]. 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 77690, this pair ranks #255,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kommentarlos vs Kommentars
Shared letters: aekmnorst. Private to "kommentarlos": l. Private to "Kommentars": -.
"kommentarlos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "Kommentars" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommentarlos ← kkommentarlos · kmomentarlos · komemntarlos · komentarlos · kommenatrlos · kommenntarlos · kommentalros · kommentarllos
- Kommentars ← kkommentars · kmomentars · komemntars · komentars · kommenatrs · kommenntars · kommentarrs · kommentarss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kommentarlos" for "Kommentars" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kommentarlos" and "Kommentars" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommentarlos" 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 #255,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommentarlos" and "Kommentars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kommentaren 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 #255,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.