Which to use
“Monate” and “Monats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #781
- “Monate” frequency rank
- #4,913
- “Monats” frequency rank
- 5694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Monate | Monats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Monat | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Monat |
Where the eye mixes Monate and Monats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Monate with Monats
A purely visual mix-up. Monate ([ˈmoːnatə]) and Monats ([ˈmoːnat͡s]) 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 “Monate” becomes s in “Monats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Monate is recorded at frequency rank #781, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːnatə]. Monats is at rank #4,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːnat͡s].
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 5694, this pair ranks #1,994,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Monate vs Monats
Shared letters: amnot. Private to "Monate": e. Private to "Monats": s.
"Monate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Monats" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Monate" and "Monats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Monate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Monats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Monate" and "Monats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monats vs month". 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 #1,994,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.