beispiellosevsbeispiellosenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,752
“beispiellose” frequency rank
#47,251
“beispiellosen” frequency rank
91003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beispiellose beispiellosen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beispiellos Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beispiellos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set beispiellose and beispiellosen apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
beispiellose
13 ch
beispiellosen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. beispiellose ([ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzə]) and beispiellosen ([ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzn̩]) 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) - “beispiellose” sits inside “beispiellosen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beispiellose is recorded at frequency rank #43,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzə]. beispiellosen is at rank #47,251, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzn̩].

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 91003, this pair ranks #41,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of beispiellose vs beispiellosen

Shared letters: beilops. Private to "beispiellose": -. Private to "beispiellosen": n.

"beispiellose" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCVCV  ·  "beispiellosen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beispiellosebbeispiellose · beipsiellose · beisipellose · beispeillose · beispielloes · beispiellosse · beispiellsoe · beispielolse
  • beispiellosenbbeispiellosen · beipsiellosen · beisipellosen · beispeillosen · beispielloesn · beispiellosenn · beispiellosne · beispiellossen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beispiellose" and "beispiellosen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzə] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlloːzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beispiellose" or "beispiellosen"?
"beispiellose" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,752 in our German list, against #47,251 for "beispiellosen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list