Which to use
“kommunale” and “kommunaler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,687
- “kommunale” frequency rank
- #18,954
- “kommunaler” frequency rank
- 30641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommunale | kommunaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommunal | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommunal |
Where the eye mixes kommunale and kommunaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kommunale runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against kommunaler's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kommunale with kommunaler
A purely visual mix-up. kommunale ([kɔmuˈnaːlə]) and kommunaler ([kɔmuˈnaːlɐ]) 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) - “kommunale” sits inside “kommunaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommunale is recorded at frequency rank #11,687, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmuˈnaːlə]. kommunaler is at rank #18,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmuˈnaːlɐ].
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 30641, this pair ranks #1,743,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommunale vs kommunaler
Shared letters: aeklmnou. Private to "kommunale": -. Private to "kommunaler": r.
"kommunale" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "kommunaler" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommunale ← kkommunale · kmomunale · kommnuale · kommuanle · kommunael · kommunalle · kommunlae · kommunnale
- kommunaler ← kkommunaler · kmomunaler · kommnualer · kommuanler · kommunaelr · kommunalerr · kommunaller · kommunalre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kommunale" and "kommunaler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kommunale" or "kommunaler" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kommunale" and "kommunaler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommunale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommunaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,743,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommunale" and "kommunaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommunaler vs kommunales". 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 #1,743,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.