Which to use
“Samstag” is a noun and “samstags” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,021
- “Samstag” frequency rank
- #10,739
- “samstags” frequency rank
- 11760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Samstag | samstags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sechster Tag der Woche gemäß ISO 8601; siebter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Freitag und Sonntag | jeweils am Samstag, an Samstagen |
Where the eye mixes Samstag and samstags
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Samstag vs samstags
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Samstag is [ˈzamstaːk] while samstags is [ˈzamstaːks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Samstag” sits inside “samstags”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Samstag is recorded at frequency rank #1,021, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzamstaːk]. samstags is at rank #10,739, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈzamstaːks].
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 11760, this pair ranks #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Samstag vs samstags
Shared letters: agmst. Private to "Samstag": -. Private to "samstags": -.
"Samstag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "samstags" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Samstag" for "samstags" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Samstag" vs "samstags" - which ranks higher?
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 "Samstag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "samstags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.