Which to use
“banale” and “banalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,741
- “banale” frequency rank
- #46,500
- “banalen” frequency rank
- 90241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banale | banalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal |
Where the eye mixes banale and banalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. banale runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against banalen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses banale with banalen
A purely visual mix-up. banale ([baˈnaːlə]) and banalen ([baˈnaːlən]) 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) - “banale” sits inside “banalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banale is recorded at frequency rank #43,741, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈnaːlə]. banalen is at rank #46,500, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈnaːlən].
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 90241, this pair ranks #48,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of banale vs banalen
Shared letters: abeln. Private to "banale": -. Private to "banalen": -.
"banale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "banalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "banale" for "banalen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "banale" vs "banalen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "banale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "banalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banale" and "banalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "banalen vs Bandagen". 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 #48,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.