UrheberrechtvsUrheberrechtsWhich spelling fits?

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

#13,048
“Urheberrecht” frequency rank
#43,569
“Urheberrechts” frequency rank
56617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Urheberrecht Urheberrechts
Definition Gesamtheit aller gesetzlichen Bestimmungen, die die Rechte eines Urhebers an den von ihm geschaffenen Werken schützen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Urheberrecht

Where the eye mixes Urheberrecht and Urheberrechts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Urheberrecht runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVCCC) against Urheberrechts's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
Urheberrecht
13 ch
Urheberrechts

Visual trap between Urheberrecht and Urheberrechts

A purely visual mix-up. Urheberrecht ([ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt]) and Urheberrechts ([ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt͡s]) 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) - “Urheberrecht” sits inside “Urheberrechts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Urheberrecht is recorded at frequency rank #13,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt]. Urheberrechts is at rank #43,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt͡s].

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 56617, this pair ranks #933,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Urheberrecht vs Urheberrechts

Shared letters: bcehrtu. Private to "Urheberrecht": -. Private to "Urheberrechts": s.

"Urheberrecht" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCC  ·  "Urheberrechts" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Urheberrecht ← ruheberrecht · uhreberrecht · urehberrecht · urhbeerrecht · urhebberrecht · urheberecht · urheberercht · urheberrceht
  • Urheberrechts ← ruheberrechts · uhreberrechts · urehberrechts · urhbeerrechts · urhebberrechts · urheberechts · urhebererchts · urheberrcehts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Urheberrecht" and "Urheberrechts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt] versus [ˈuːɐ̯heːbɐˌʁɛçt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Urheberrecht" or "Urheberrechts" show up more?
"Urheberrecht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,048 in our German list, against #43,569 for "Urheberrechts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Urheberrecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Urheberrechts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #933,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Urheberrecht" and "Urheberrechts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Urheberrechte vs Urheberrechts". 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 #933,390 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