ProjektvsProjektsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#939
“Projekt” frequency rank
#7,975
“Projekts” frequency rank
8914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Projekt Projekts
Definition geplantes und durchdachtes Vorhaben von besonderem Umfang und mit einem bestimmten Ziel Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Projekt

Where the eye mixes Projekt and Projekts

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

7 ch
Projekt
8 ch
Projekts

Visual trap between Projekt and Projekts

A purely visual mix-up. Projekt ([pʁoˈjɛkt]) and Projekts ([pʁoˈjɛkt͡s]) 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) - “Projekt” sits inside “Projekts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Projekt is recorded at frequency rank #939, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈjɛkt]. Projekts is at rank #7,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈjɛkt͡s].

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 8914, this pair ranks #1,982,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Projekt vs Projekts

Shared letters: ejkoprt. Private to "Projekt": -. Private to "Projekts": s.

"Projekt" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "Projekts" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Projekt ← porjekt · pprojekt · prjoekt · proejkt · projekkt · projektt · projetk · projjekt
  • Projekts ← porjekts · pprojekts · prjoekts · proejkts · projekkts · projekst · projektss · projektts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Projekt" for "Projekts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pʁoˈjɛkt] versus [pʁoˈjɛkt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Projekt" or "Projekts"?
"Projekt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #939 in our German list, against #7,975 for "Projekts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Projekt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Projekts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,982,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Projekt" and "Projekts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "projects vs Projekts". 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 #1,982,255 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