Which to use
“Experiment” and “experiments” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,478
- “Experiment” frequency rank
- #33,030
- “experiments” frequency rank
- 38508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Experiment | experiments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (wissenschaftlicher) Versuch | Plural des Substantivs experiment |
Where the eye mixes Experiment and experiments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Experiment vs experiments
A purely visual mix-up. Experiment ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛnt]) and experiments ([ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts]) 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) - “Experiment” sits inside “experiments”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Experiment is recorded at frequency rank #5,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛnt]. experiments is at rank #33,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts].
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 38508, this pair ranks #1,562,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Experiment vs experiments
Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "Experiment": -. Private to "experiments": s.
"Experiment" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "experiments" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Experiment ← epxeriment · exepriment · expeirment · experiemnt · experimennt · experimentt · experimetn · experimment
- experiments ← epxeriments · exepriments · expeirments · experiemnts · experimennts · experimenst · experimentss · experimentts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Experiment" and "experiments" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Experiment" or "experiments"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Experiment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "experiments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,562,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Experiment" and "experiments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimental vs experiments". 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 #1,562,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.