Which to use
“Kontrolleur” and “Kontrolleure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,839
- “Kontrolleur” frequency rank
- #33,680
- “Kontrolleure” frequency rank
- 83519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kontrolleur | Kontrolleure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die beruflich Kontrollen/Überprüfungen durchführt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kontrolleur |
Where the eye mixes Kontrolleur and Kontrolleure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Kontrolleur runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVVC) against Kontrolleure's 12 (CVCCCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kontrolleur with Kontrolleure
A purely visual mix-up. Kontrolleur ([kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]) and Kontrolleure ([kɔntʁɔˈløːʁə]) 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) - “Kontrolleur” sits inside “Kontrolleure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kontrolleur is recorded at frequency rank #49,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]. Kontrolleure is at rank #33,680, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔntʁɔˈløːʁə].
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 83519, this pair ranks #138,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kontrolleur vs Kontrolleure
Shared letters: eklnortu. Private to "Kontrolleur": -. Private to "Kontrolleure": -.
"Kontrolleur" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC · "Kontrolleure" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kontrolleur ← kkontrolleur · knotrolleur · konntrolleur · konrtolleur · kontorlleur · kontrloleur · kontrolelur · kontroleur
- Kontrolleure ← kkontrolleure · knotrolleure · konntrolleure · konrtolleure · kontorlleure · kontrloleure · kontrolelure · kontroleure
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kontrolleur" for "Kontrolleure" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kontrolleur" and "Kontrolleure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kontrolleur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kontrolleure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kontrolleur" and "Kontrolleure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kontrollen vs Kontrolleur". 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 #138,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.