Which to use
“Kommune” and “Kommunen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,233
- “Kommune” frequency rank
- #5,728
- “Kommunen” frequency rank
- 13961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommune | Kommunen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | städtische politische und Rechtsgemeinschaft, die sich außerhalb der umgebenden feudalen Hörigkeitsverbände konstituiert | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommune |
Where the eye mixes Kommune and Kommunen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kommune runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Kommunen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kommune vs Kommunen
A purely visual mix-up. Kommune ([kɔˈmuːnə]) and Kommunen ([kɔˈmuːnən]) 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) - “Kommune” sits inside “Kommunen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommune is recorded at frequency rank #8,233, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmuːnə]. Kommunen is at rank #5,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmuːnən].
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 13961, this pair ranks #1,954,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommune vs Kommunen
Shared letters: ekmnou. Private to "Kommune": -. Private to "Kommunen": -.
"Kommune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Kommunen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommune" and "Kommunen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kommune" or "Kommunen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Kommune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommunen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommune" and "Kommunen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommunal vs Kommune". 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 #1,954,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.