KonfliktevsKonfliktesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Konflikte” and “Konfliktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,277
“Konflikte” frequency rank
#35,874
“Konfliktes” frequency rank
41151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konflikte Konfliktes
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Konflikt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Konflikt

Where the eye mixes Konflikte and Konfliktes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Konflikte runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against Konfliktes's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Konflikte
10 ch
Konfliktes

Look-alike desk: Konflikte vs Konfliktes

A purely visual mix-up. Konflikte ([kɔnˈflɪktə]) and Konfliktes ([kɔnˈflɪktəs]) 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) - “Konflikte” sits inside “Konfliktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konflikte is recorded at frequency rank #5,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈflɪktə]. Konfliktes is at rank #35,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈflɪktəs].

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 41151, this pair ranks #1,487,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Konflikte vs Konfliktes

Shared letters: efiklnot. Private to "Konflikte": -. Private to "Konfliktes": s.

"Konflikte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "Konfliktes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konflikte ← kkonflikte · knoflikte · kofnlikte · konfflikte · konfilkte · konfliket · konflikkte · konfliktte
  • Konfliktes ← kkonfliktes · knofliktes · kofnliktes · konffliktes · konfilktes · konflikets · konflikktes · konfliktess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Konflikte" and "Konfliktes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnˈflɪktə] versus [kɔnˈflɪktəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Konflikte" or "Konfliktes"?
"Konflikte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,277 in our German list, against #35,874 for "Konfliktes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konflikte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Konfliktes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,487,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konflikte" and "Konfliktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konfliktes vs Konflikts". 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 #1,487,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list