Which to use
“komplexer” and “komplexere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,911
- “komplexer” frequency rank
- #37,028
- “komplexere” frequency rank
- 48939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | komplexer | komplexere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs komplex | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs komplex |
Where the eye mixes komplexer and komplexere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: komplexer vs komplexere
A purely visual mix-up. komplexer ([kɔmˈplɛksɐ]) and komplexere ([kɔmˈplɛksəʁə]) 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) - “komplexer” sits inside “komplexere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
komplexer is recorded at frequency rank #11,911, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈplɛksɐ]. komplexere is at rank #37,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈplɛksəʁə].
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 48939, this pair ranks #1,229,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of komplexer vs komplexere
Shared letters: eklmoprx. Private to "komplexer": -. Private to "komplexere": -.
"komplexer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "komplexere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- komplexer ← kkomplexer · kmoplexer · komlpexer · kommplexer · kompelxer · kompleexr · komplexerr · komplexre
- komplexere ← kkomplexere · kmoplexere · komlpexere · kommplexere · kompelxere · kompleexre · komplexeer · komplexerre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "komplexer" for "komplexere" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "komplexer" or "komplexere" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "komplexer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "komplexere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,229,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "komplexer" and "komplexere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "komplexere vs komplexeren". 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 #1,229,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.