Which to use
“Unteroffizier” and “Unteroffiziere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,828
- “Unteroffizier” frequency rank
- #49,329
- “Unteroffiziere” frequency rank
- 80157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unteroffizier | Unteroffiziere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dienstgrad eines Soldaten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unteroffizier |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Unteroffizier and Unteroffiziere apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Unteroffizier ([ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːɐ̯]) and Unteroffiziere ([ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːʁə]) 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) - “Unteroffizier” sits inside “Unteroffiziere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unteroffizier is recorded at frequency rank #30,828, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːɐ̯]. Unteroffiziere is at rank #49,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːʁə].
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 80157, this pair ranks #201,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Unteroffizier vs Unteroffiziere
Shared letters: efinortuz. Private to "Unteroffizier": -. Private to "Unteroffiziere": -.
"Unteroffizier" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVVC · "Unteroffiziere" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unteroffizier ← nuteroffizier · unetroffizier · unnteroffizier · unteorffizier · unterfofizier · unteroffiizer · unteroffizeir · unteroffizierr
- Unteroffiziere ← nuteroffiziere · unetroffiziere · unnteroffiziere · unteorffiziere · unterfofiziere · unteroffiizere · unteroffizeire · unteroffizieer