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“Pferde” and “Pferdes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,204
- “Pferde” frequency rank
- #23,659
- “Pferdes” frequency rank
- 26863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pferde | Pferdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pferd | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pferd |
Where the eye mixes Pferde and Pferdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Pferde vs Pferdes
A purely visual mix-up. Pferde ([ˈp͡feːɐ̯də]) and Pferdes ([ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəs]) 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) - “Pferde” sits inside “Pferdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pferde is recorded at frequency rank #3,204, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡feːɐ̯də]. Pferdes is at rank #23,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəs].
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 26863, this pair ranks #1,811,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pferde vs Pferdes
Shared letters: defpr. Private to "Pferde": -. Private to "Pferdes": s.
"Pferde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Pferdes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pferde" and "Pferdes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Pferde" or "Pferdes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Pferde" and "Pferdes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pferde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pferdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pferde" and "Pferdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pferde vs Pfunde". 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 #1,811,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.