KönigreichesvsKönigreichsWhich spelling fits?

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

#40,655
“Königreiches” frequency rank
#11,082
“Königreichs” frequency rank
51737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Königreiches Königreichs
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Königreich Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Königreich

Where the eye mixes Königreiches and Königreichs

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

12 ch
Königreiches
11 ch
Königreichs

Look-alike desk: Königreiches vs Königreichs

A purely visual mix-up. Königreiches ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Königreiches is recorded at frequency rank #40,655, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs]. 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 51737, this pair ranks #1,123,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Königreiches vs Königreichs

Shared letters: ceghiknrsö. Private to "Königreiches": -. Private to "Königreichs": -.

"Königreiches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC  ·  "Königreichs" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Königreiches" for "Königreichs" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çəs] versus [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯çs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Königreiches" or "Königreichs" show up more?
"Königreichs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,082 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 "Königreiches" 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 #1,123,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Königreiches" and "Königreichs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "königliches vs Königreiches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,123,961 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