Which to use
“Pflegekraft” and “Pflegekräfte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,954
- “Pflegekraft” frequency rank
- #22,465
- “Pflegekräfte” frequency rank
- 72419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pflegekraft | Pflegekräfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die in einem Pflegeheim, Krankenhaus oder einer ähnlichen Einrichtung tätig ist und sich dort um pflegebedürftige Menschen kümmert | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pflegekraft |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Pflegekraft and Pflegekräfte apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Pflegekraft ([ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkʁaft]) and Pflegekräfte ([ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkʁɛftə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pflegekraft is recorded at frequency rank #49,954, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkʁaft]. Pflegekräfte is at rank #22,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkʁɛftə].
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 72419, this pair ranks #388,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pflegekraft vs Pflegekräfte
Shared letters: efgklprt. Private to "Pflegekraft": a. Private to "Pflegekräfte": ä.
"Pflegekraft" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCVCCVCC · "Pflegekräfte" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pflegekraft ← fplegekraft · pfelgekraft · pfflegekraft · pfleegkraft · pflegekarft · pflegekkraft · pflegekrafft · pflegekraftt