Which to use
“Österreich” is a name and “Österreichs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #551
- “Österreich” frequency rank
- #4,580
- “Österreichs” frequency rank
- 5131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Österreich | Österreichs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Staat in Mitteleuropa | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Österreich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Österreich and Österreichs apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Österreich and Österreichs form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Österreich” sits inside “Österreichs” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Österreich is recorded at frequency rank #551, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈøːstəʁaɪ̯ç]. Österreichs is at rank #4,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈøːstəʁaɪ̯çs].
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 5131, this pair ranks #1,995,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Österreich" and "Österreichs" be used interchangeably?
Remembering Österreich vs Österreichs
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Österreich”; for a noun, it's “Österreichs”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Österreich” entry
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