Which to use
“Experimente” and “experiments” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,359
- “Experimente” frequency rank
- #33,030
- “experiments” frequency rank
- 41389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Experimente | experiments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Experiment | Plural des Substantivs experiment |
Where the eye mixes Experimente and experiments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Experimente with experiments
A purely visual mix-up. Experimente ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Experimente” becomes s in “experiments”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41389, 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]. 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 41389, this pair ranks #1,480,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Experimente vs experiments
Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "Experimente": -. Private to "experiments": s.
"Experimente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "experiments" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Experimente ← epxerimente · exeprimente · expeirmente · experiemnte · experimenet · experimennte · experimentte · experimetne
- experiments ← epxeriments · exepriments · expeirments · experiemnts · experimennts · experimenst · experimentss · experimentts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Experimente" for "experiments" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Experimente" vs "experiments" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Experimente" and "experiments" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Experimente" 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 #1,480,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Experimente" 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 #1,480,917 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.