Which to use
“Offiziere” and “Offiziers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,433
- “Offiziere” frequency rank
- #37,711
- “Offiziers” frequency rank
- 46144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Offiziere | Offiziers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Offizier | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Offizier |
Where the eye mixes Offiziere and Offiziers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Offiziere (VCCVCVVCV) and Offiziers (VCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Offiziere vs Offiziers
A purely visual mix-up. Offiziere ([ɔfiˈt͡siːʁə]) and Offiziers ([ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯s]) 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 “Offiziere” becomes s in “Offiziers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Offiziere is recorded at frequency rank #8,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔfiˈt͡siːʁə]. Offiziers is at rank #37,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯s].
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 46144, this pair ranks #1,329,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Offiziere vs Offiziers
Shared letters: efiorz. Private to "Offiziere": -. Private to "Offiziers": s.
"Offiziere" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV · "Offiziers" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Offiziere" and "Offiziers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Offiziere" vs "Offiziers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Offiziere" and "Offiziers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Offiziere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Offiziers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,329,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Offiziere" and "Offiziers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Offizieren 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 #1,329,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.