Which to use
“exklusive” is an adverb and “exklusiven” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,061
- “exklusive” frequency rank
- #18,533
- “exklusiven” frequency rank
- 32594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exklusive | exklusiven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das vorher Genannte ausgenommen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exklusiv |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exklusive and exklusiven apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exklusive is [ɛkskluˈziːvə] while exklusiven is [ɛkskluˈziːvn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “exklusive” sits inside “exklusiven”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exklusive is recorded at frequency rank #14,061, classified as anadv, pronounced [ɛkskluˈziːvə]. exklusiven is at rank #18,533, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛkskluˈziːvn̩].
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 32594, this pair ranks #1,704,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exklusive vs exklusiven
Shared letters: eiklsuvx. Private to "exklusive": -. Private to "exklusiven": n.
"exklusive" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "exklusiven" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exklusive ← ekxlusive · exkklusive · exkllusive · exklsuive · exkluisve · exklusiev · exklusivve · exklussive
- exklusiven ← ekxlusiven · exkklusiven · exkllusiven · exklsuiven · exkluisven · exklusievn · exklusivenn · exklusivne
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exklusive" and "exklusiven" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exklusive" or "exklusiven"?
Remembering exklusive vs exklusiven
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “exklusive”; for an adjective, it's “exklusiven”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exklusive” entry
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