exklusivevsexklusivenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exklusive is a adverb, exklusiven is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
exklusive
10 ch
exklusiven

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

  • exklusiveekxlusive · exkklusive · exkllusive · exklsuive · exkluisve · exklusiev · exklusivve · exklussive
  • exklusivenekxlusiven · exkklusiven · exkllusiven · exklsuiven · exkluisven · exklusievn · exklusivenn · exklusivne

Frequency comparison

exklusive#14,061
exklusiven#18,533

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exklusive" and "exklusiven" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exklusive" is an adverb and "exklusiven" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exklusive" or "exklusiven"?
"exklusive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,061 in our German list, against #18,533 for "exklusiven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list