Which to use
“Musiker” and “Musikers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,509
- “Musiker” frequency rank
- #37,686
- “Musikers” frequency rank
- 40195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Musiker | Musikers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der musiziert | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Musiker |
Where the eye mixes Musiker and Musikers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Musiker runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Musikers's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Musiker with Musikers
A purely visual mix-up. Musiker ([ˈmuːzɪkɐ]) and Musikers ([ˈmuːzɪkɐs]) 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) - “Musiker” sits inside “Musikers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Musiker is recorded at frequency rank #2,509, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːzɪkɐ]. Musikers is at rank #37,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːzɪkɐs].
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 40195, this pair ranks #1,515,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Musiker vs Musikers
Shared letters: eikmrsu. Private to "Musiker": -. Private to "Musikers": -.
"Musiker" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Musikers" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Musiker" and "Musikers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Musiker" or "Musikers"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Musiker" and "Musikers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Musiker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Musikers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Musiker" and "Musikers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Musikerin vs Musikers". 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 #1,515,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.