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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.

11 ch
Experimente
11 ch
experiments

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

  • Experimenteepxerimente · exeprimente · expeirmente · experiemnte · experimenet · experimennte · experimentte · experimetne
  • experimentsepxeriments · exepriments · expeirments · experiemnts · experimennts · experimenst · experimentss · experimentts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Experimente" for "experiments" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntə] versus [ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Experimente" vs "experiments" - which ranks higher?
"Experimente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,359 in our German list, against #33,030 for "experiments". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list