Which to use
“digitaler” and “digitales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,064
- “digitaler” frequency rank
- #16,678
- “digitales” frequency rank
- 31742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digitaler | digitales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs digital | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs digital |
Where the eye mixes digitaler and digitales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: digitaler vs digitales
A purely visual mix-up. digitaler ([diɡiˈtaːlɐ]) and digitales ([diɡiˈtaːləs]) 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 a single letter - r in “digitaler” becomes s in “digitales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digitaler is recorded at frequency rank #15,064, classified as anadj, pronounced [diɡiˈtaːlɐ]. digitales is at rank #16,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced [diɡiˈtaːləs].
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 31742, this pair ranks #1,722,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of digitaler vs digitales
Shared letters: adegilt. Private to "digitaler": r. Private to "digitales": s.
"digitaler" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "digitales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digitaler" and "digitales" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "digitaler" vs "digitales" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "digitaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digitales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,722,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digitaler" and "digitales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digitalen vs digitales". 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 #1,722,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.