ProduktvsProduktsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,408
“Produkt” frequency rank
#27,009
“Produkts” frequency rank
29417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Produkt Produkts
Definition Resultat einer Fertigung oder einer angebotenen Dienstleistung Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Produkt

Where the eye mixes Produkt and Produkts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Produkt runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against Produkts's 8 (CCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Produkt
8 ch
Produkts

Visual trap between Produkt and Produkts

A purely visual mix-up. Produkt ([pʁoˈdʊkt]) and Produkts ([pʁoˈdʊkt͡s]) 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) - “Produkt” sits inside “Produkts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Produkt is recorded at frequency rank #2,408, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈdʊkt]. Produkts is at rank #27,009, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈdʊkt͡s].

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 29417, this pair ranks #1,767,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Produkt vs Produkts

Shared letters: dkoprtu. Private to "Produkt": -. Private to "Produkts": s.

"Produkt" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "Produkts" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Produktpordukt · pprodukt · prdoukt · proddukt · prodkut · produkkt · produktt · produtk
  • Produktspordukts · pprodukts · prdoukts · proddukts · prodkuts · produkkts · produkst · produktss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Produkt" for "Produkts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pʁoˈdʊkt] versus [pʁoˈdʊkt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Produkt" or "Produkts"?
"Produkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,408 in our German list, against #27,009 for "Produkts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Produkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Produkts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,767,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Produkt" and "Produkts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Produktes vs Produkts". 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 #1,767,184 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