KraftwerkvsKraftwerksWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,512
“Kraftwerk” frequency rank
#46,085
“Kraftwerks” frequency rank
56597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kraftwerk Kraftwerks
Definition technischer Betrieb, in dem elektrische Energie erzeugt wird Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kraftwerk

Where the eye mixes Kraftwerk and Kraftwerks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kraftwerk runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCC) against Kraftwerks's 10 (CCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Kraftwerk
10 ch
Kraftwerks

Look-alike desk: Kraftwerk vs Kraftwerks

A purely visual mix-up. Kraftwerk ([ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]) and Kraftwerks ([ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁks]) 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) - “Kraftwerk” sits inside “Kraftwerks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kraftwerk is recorded at frequency rank #10,512, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]. Kraftwerks is at rank #46,085, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁks].

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 56597, this pair ranks #934,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kraftwerk vs Kraftwerks

Shared letters: aefkrtw. Private to "Kraftwerk": -. Private to "Kraftwerks": s.

"Kraftwerk" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC  ·  "Kraftwerks" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kraftwerk ← karftwerk · kkraftwerk · krafftwerk · kraftewrk · krafttwerk · kraftwekr · kraftwerkk · kraftwerrk
  • Kraftwerks ← karftwerks · kkraftwerks · krafftwerks · kraftewrks · krafttwerks · kraftwekrs · kraftwerkks · kraftwerkss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk] versus [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kraftwerk" vs "Kraftwerks" - which ranks higher?
"Kraftwerk" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,512 in our German list, against #46,085 for "Kraftwerks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kraftwerk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kraftwerks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #934,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kraftwerken vs Kraftwerks". 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 #934,141 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