Which to use
“brutale” and “brutaler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,323
- “brutale” frequency rank
- #22,661
- “brutaler” frequency rank
- 37984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brutale | brutaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal |
Where the eye mixes brutale and brutaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. brutale runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against brutaler's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between brutale and brutaler
A purely visual mix-up. brutale ([bʁuˈtaːlə]) and brutaler ([bʁuˈtaːlɐ]) 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 “brutaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37984, 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]. brutaler is at rank #22,661, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bʁuˈtaːlɐ].
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 37984, this pair ranks #1,575,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brutale vs brutaler
Shared letters: abelrtu. Private to "brutale": -. Private to "brutaler": -.
"brutale" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "brutaler" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brutale" and "brutaler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "brutale" or "brutaler"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "brutale" and "brutaler" 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 "brutaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brutale" and "brutaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brutalen vs brutaler". 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 #1,575,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.