PokalsiegvsPokalsiegerWhich spelling fits?

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“Pokalsieg” and “Pokalsieger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,389
“Pokalsieg” frequency rank
#24,873
“Pokalsieger” frequency rank
73262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Pokalsieg Pokalsieger
Definition Gewinn eines Pokalwettbewerbs Gewinner eines Pokalwettbewerbs

Where the eye mixes Pokalsieg and Pokalsieger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Pokalsieg runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against Pokalsieger's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Pokalsieg
11 ch
Pokalsieger

Why the eye confuses Pokalsieg with Pokalsieger

A purely visual mix-up. Pokalsieg ([poˈkaːlˌziːk]) and Pokalsieger ([poˈkaːlˌziːɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Pokalsieg” sits inside “Pokalsieger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Pokalsieg is recorded at frequency rank #48,389, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈkaːlˌziːk]. Pokalsieger is at rank #24,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈkaːlˌziːɡɐ].

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 73262, this pair ranks #365,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Pokalsieg vs Pokalsieger

Shared letters: aegiklops. Private to "Pokalsieg": -. Private to "Pokalsieger": r.

"Pokalsieg" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "Pokalsieger" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Pokalsieg ← opkalsieg · pkoalsieg · poaklsieg · pokaliseg · pokallsieg · pokalseig · pokalsiegg · pokalsige
  • Pokalsieger ← opkalsieger · pkoalsieger · poaklsieger · pokaliseger · pokallsieger · pokalseiger · pokalsieegr · pokalsiegerr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Pokalsieg" and "Pokalsieger" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([poˈkaːlˌziːk] versus [poˈkaːlˌziːɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Pokalsieg" or "Pokalsieger" show up more?
"Pokalsieger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,873 in our German list, against #48,389 for "Pokalsieg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Pokalsieg" and "Pokalsieger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Pokalsieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Pokalsieger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #365,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Pokalsieg" and "Pokalsieger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pokalsieg vs Pokalspiel". 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 #365,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list