Which to use
“Ritter” and “Rittern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,396
- “Ritter” frequency rank
- #35,417
- “Rittern” frequency rank
- 38813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ritter | Rittern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Adliger, der einem Lehnsherrn zu Kriegsdiensten und Treue verpflichtet ist und der meist als schwerer Kavallerist mit Lanze eingesetzt wurde | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter |
Where the eye mixes Ritter and Rittern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ritter vs Rittern
A purely visual mix-up. Ritter ([ˈʁɪtɐ]) and Rittern ([ˈʁɪtɐn]) 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) - “Ritter” sits inside “Rittern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ritter is recorded at frequency rank #3,396, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɪtɐ]. Rittern is at rank #35,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɪtɐn].
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 38813, this pair ranks #1,553,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ritter vs Rittern
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "Ritter": -. Private to "Rittern": n.
"Ritter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Rittern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ritter" and "Rittern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Ritter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rittern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ritter" and "Rittern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rinteln vs Rittern". 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 #1,553,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.