Which to use
“kommunaler” and “kommunales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,954
- “kommunaler” frequency rank
- #44,019
- “kommunales” frequency rank
- 62973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommunaler | kommunales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommunal | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommunal |
Where the eye mixes kommunaler and kommunales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kommunaler and kommunales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses kommunaler with kommunales
A purely visual mix-up. kommunaler ([kɔmuˈnaːlɐ]) and kommunales ([kɔmuˈnaːləs]) 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 a single letter - r in “kommunaler” becomes s in “kommunales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommunaler is recorded at frequency rank #18,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmuˈnaːlɐ]. kommunales is at rank #44,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmuˈnaːləs].
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 62973, this pair ranks #693,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kommunaler vs kommunales
Shared letters: aeklmnou. Private to "kommunaler": r. Private to "kommunales": s.
"kommunaler" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "kommunales" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommunaler ← kkommunaler · kmomunaler · kommnualer · kommuanler · kommunaelr · kommunalerr · kommunaller · kommunalre
- kommunales ← kkommunales · kmomunales · kommnuales · kommuanles · kommunaels · kommunaless · kommunalles · kommunalse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kommunaler" for "kommunales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kommunaler" vs "kommunales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommunaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommunales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #693,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommunaler" and "kommunales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommunal 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 #693,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.