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“Experimente” and “Experimenten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,359
“Experimente” frequency rank
#19,565
“Experimenten” frequency rank
27924
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Experimente Experimenten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Experiment Dativ Plural des Substantivs Experiment

Where the eye mixes Experimente and Experimenten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Experimente
12 ch
Experimenten

Look-alike desk: Experimente vs Experimenten

A purely visual mix-up. Experimente ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə]) and Experimenten ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩]) 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) - “Experimente” sits inside “Experimenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Experimente is recorded at frequency rank #8,359, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə]. Experimenten is at rank #19,565, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩].

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 27924, this pair ranks #1,793,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Experimente vs Experimenten

Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "Experimente": -. Private to "Experimenten": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Experimenteepxerimente · exeprimente · expeirmente · experiemnte · experimenet · experimennte · experimentte · experimetne
  • Experimentenepxerimenten · exeprimenten · expeirmenten · experiemnten · experimenetn · experimennten · experimentenn · experimentne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Experimente" and "Experimenten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə] versus [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Experimente" or "Experimenten" show up more?
"Experimente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,359 in our German list, against #19,565 for "Experimenten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Experimente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Experimenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,793,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Experimente" and "Experimenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimental vs Experimenten". 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 #1,793,587 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