KönigreichevsKönigreichsTell them apart

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

#30,160
“Königreiche” frequency rank
#11,082
“Königreichs” frequency rank
41242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Königreiche and Königreichs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Königreiche (CVCVCCVVCCV) and Königreichs (CVCVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
Königreiche
11 ch
Königreichs

Why the eye confuses Königreiche with Königreichs

A purely visual mix-up. Königreiche ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çə]) and Königreichs ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çs]) 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 - e in “Königreiche” becomes s in “Königreichs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41242, 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]. Königreichs is at rank #11,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çs].

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 41242, this pair ranks #1,485,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Königreiche vs Königreichs

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

"Königreiche" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV  ·  "Königreichs" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Königreiche" and "Königreichs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çə] versus [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Königreiche" vs "Königreichs" - which ranks higher?
"Königreichs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,082 in our German list, against #30,160 for "Königreiche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Königreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Königreichs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,485,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Königreiche" and "Königreichs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Königreiche vs Königreiches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,485,239 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