Which to use
“brutale” and “brutalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,323
- “brutale” frequency rank
- #17,836
- “brutalen” frequency rank
- 33159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brutale | brutalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal |
Where the eye mixes brutale and brutalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. brutale runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against brutalen's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: brutale vs brutalen
A purely visual mix-up. brutale ([bʁuˈtaːlə]) and brutalen ([bʁuˈtaːlən]) 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) - “brutale” sits inside “brutalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brutale is recorded at frequency rank #15,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [bʁuˈtaːlə]. brutalen is at rank #17,836, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bʁuˈtaːlən].
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 33159, this pair ranks #1,692,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brutale vs brutalen
Shared letters: abelrtu. Private to "brutale": -. Private to "brutalen": n.
"brutale" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "brutalen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brutale" and "brutalen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "brutale" vs "brutalen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "brutale" and "brutalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "brutale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brutalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brutale" and "brutalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brutalen vs brüten". 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 #1,692,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.