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“Offizier” and “Offiziere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,573
- “Offizier” frequency rank
- #8,433
- “Offiziere” frequency rank
- 15006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Offizier | Offiziere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Offizier |
Where the eye mixes Offizier and Offiziere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Offizier runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against Offiziere's 9 (VCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Offizier vs Offiziere
A purely visual mix-up. Offizier ([ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]) and Offiziere ([ɔfiˈt͡siːʁə]) 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) - “Offizier” sits inside “Offiziere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Offizier is recorded at frequency rank #6,573, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]. Offiziere is at rank #8,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔfiˈt͡siːʁə].
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 15006, this pair ranks #1,947,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Offizier vs Offiziere
Shared letters: efiorz. Private to "Offizier": -. Private to "Offiziere": -.
"Offizier" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "Offiziere" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Offizier" and "Offiziere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Offizier" or "Offiziere"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Offizier" and "Offiziere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Offizier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Offiziere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Offizier" and "Offiziere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Offiziere vs Offiziers". 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 #1,947,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.