KonzertvsKonzertsWhich spelling fits?

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

#2,074
“Konzert” frequency rank
#34,217
“Konzerts” frequency rank
36291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konzert Konzerts
Definition eine Veranstaltung, auf der musikalische Werke vorgetragen werden Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Konzert

Where the eye mixes Konzert and Konzerts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Konzert
8 ch
Konzerts

Look-alike desk: Konzert vs Konzerts

A purely visual mix-up. Konzert ([kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt]) and Konzerts ([kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt͡s]) 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) - “Konzert” sits inside “Konzerts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konzert is recorded at frequency rank #2,074, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt]. Konzerts is at rank #34,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt͡s].

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 36291, this pair ranks #1,619,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Konzert vs Konzerts

Shared letters: eknortz. Private to "Konzert": -. Private to "Konzerts": s.

"Konzert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Konzerts" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konzertkkonzert · knozert · konezrt · konnzert · konzerrt · konzertt · konzetr · konzret
  • Konzertskkonzerts · knozerts · konezrts · konnzerts · konzerrts · konzerst · konzertss · konzertts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Konzert" for "Konzerts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt] versus [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Konzert" or "Konzerts" show up more?
"Konzert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,074 in our German list, against #34,217 for "Konzerts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konzert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Konzerts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,619,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konzert" and "Konzerts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konzertes vs Konzerts". 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 #1,619,257 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