Which to use
“elementar” and “elementare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,063
- “elementar” frequency rank
- #26,375
- “elementare” frequency rank
- 60438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elementar | elementare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grundlegend, wesentlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elementar |
Where the eye mixes elementar and elementare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between elementar and elementare
A purely visual mix-up. elementar ([eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]) and elementare ([eləmɛnˈtaːʁə]) 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) - “elementar” sits inside “elementare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elementar is recorded at frequency rank #34,063, classified as anadj, pronounced [eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]. elementare is at rank #26,375, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eləmɛnˈtaːʁə].
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 60438, this pair ranks #787,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elementar vs elementare
Shared letters: aelmnrt. Private to "elementar": -. Private to "elementare": -.
"elementar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "elementare" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elementar ← eelmentar · eleemntar · elemenatr · elemenntar · elementarr · elementra · elementtar · elemetnar
- elementare ← eelmentare · eleemntare · elemenatre · elemenntare · elementaer · elementarre · elementrae · elementtare
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elementar" for "elementare" ever safe?
Which is more common, "elementar" or "elementare"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "elementar" and "elementare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elementar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elementare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #787,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elementar" and "elementare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elementar vs elementarer". 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 #787,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.