KönigreichevsKönigreichesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,160
“Königreiche” frequency rank
#40,655
“Königreiches” frequency rank
70815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Königreiche Königreiches
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Königreich Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Königreich

Where the eye mixes Königreiche and Königreiches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Königreiche runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against Königreiches's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Königreiche
12 ch
Königreiches

Look-alike desk: Königreiche vs Königreiches

A purely visual mix-up. Königreiche ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çə]) and Königreiches ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs]) 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) - “Königreiche” sits inside “Königreiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Königreiche is recorded at frequency rank #30,160, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çə]. Königreiches is at rank #40,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs].

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 70815, this pair ranks #435,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Königreiche vs Königreiches

Shared letters: ceghiknrö. Private to "Königreiche": -. Private to "Königreiches": s.

"Königreiche" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV  ·  "Königreiches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Königreiche" and "Königreiches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çə] versus [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Königreiche" or "Königreiches"?
"Königreiche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,160 in our German list, against #40,655 for "Königreiches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Königreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Königreiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #435,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Königreiche" and "Königreiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "königliches vs Königreiches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #435,008 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