experimentalvsExperimenteTell them apart

Quick tell: experimental is a adjective, Experimente is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“experimental” is an adjective and “Experimente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,129
“experimental” frequency rank
#8,359
“Experimente” frequency rank
56488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimental Experimente
Definition auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftliche) Versuchen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Experiment

Where the eye mixes experimental and Experimente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
experimental
11 ch
Experimente

Visual trap between experimental and Experimente

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experimental is [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl] while Experimente is [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimental is recorded at frequency rank #48,129, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]. Experimente is at rank #8,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə].

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 56488, this pair ranks #938,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of experimental vs Experimente

Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "experimental": al. Private to "Experimente": -.

"experimental" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC  ·  "Experimente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentalepxerimental · exeprimental · expeirmental · experiemntal · experimenatl · experimenntal · experimentall · experimentla
  • Experimenteepxerimente · exeprimente · expeirmente · experiemnte · experimenet · experimennte · experimentte · experimetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "experimental" for "Experimente" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "experimental" is an adjective and "Experimente" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "experimental" or "Experimente"?
"Experimente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,359 in our German list, against #48,129 for "experimental". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "experimental" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Experimente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #938,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "experimental" and "Experimente" 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 #938,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list