Which to use
“Politikern” and “Politikers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,094
- “Politikern” frequency rank
- #20,701
- “Politikers” frequency rank
- 27795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Politikern | Politikers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Politiker | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Politiker |
Where the eye mixes Politikern and Politikers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Politikern and Politikers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Politikern with Politikers
A purely visual mix-up. Politikern ([poˈliːtɪkɐn]) and Politikers ([poˈliːtɪkɐs]) 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 - n in “Politikern” becomes s in “Politikers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Politikern is recorded at frequency rank #7,094, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈliːtɪkɐn]. Politikers is at rank #20,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈliːtɪkɐs].
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 27795, this pair ranks #1,795,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Politikern vs Politikers
Shared letters: eikloprt. Private to "Politikern": n. Private to "Politikers": s.
"Politikern" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC · "Politikers" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Politikern ← oplitikern · ploitikern · poiltikern · poliitkern · politiekrn · politikenr · politikernn · politikerrn
- Politikers ← oplitikers · ploitikers · poiltikers · poliitkers · politiekrs · politikerrs · politikerss · politikesr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Politikern" for "Politikers" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Politikern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Politikers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,795,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Politikern" and "Politikers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Politikerin vs Politikers". 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 #1,795,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.