Which to use
“Porträt” and “Porträts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,610
- “Porträt” frequency rank
- #15,722
- “Porträts” frequency rank
- 24332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Porträt | Porträts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Darstellung einer Person, meist in Form eines Gemäldes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Porträt |
Where the eye mixes Porträt and Porträts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Porträt runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Porträts's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Porträt vs Porträts
A purely visual mix-up. Porträt ([pɔʁˈtʁɛː]) and Porträts ([pɔʁˈtʁɛːs]) 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) - “Porträt” sits inside “Porträts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Porträt is recorded at frequency rank #8,610, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɔʁˈtʁɛː]. Porträts is at rank #15,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɔʁˈtʁɛːs].
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 24332, this pair ranks #1,849,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Porträt vs Porträts
Shared letters: oprtä. Private to "Porträt": -. Private to "Porträts": s.
"Porträt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Porträts" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Porträt" and "Porträts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Porträt" or "Porträts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Porträt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Porträts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Porträt" and "Porträts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Portals vs Porträts". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,849,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.