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

#30,545
“experimentell” frequency rank
#17,290
“experimentelle” frequency rank
47835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentell experimentelle
Definition auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell

Where the eye mixes experimentell and experimentelle

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. experimentell runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCVCCVCC) against experimentelle's 14 (VCCVCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
experimentell
14 ch
experimentelle

Look-alike desk: experimentell vs experimentelle

A purely visual mix-up. experimentell ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl]) and experimentelle ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə]) 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) - “experimentell” sits inside “experimentelle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimentell is recorded at frequency rank #30,545, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl]. experimentelle is at rank #17,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə].

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 47835, this pair ranks #1,270,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of experimentell vs experimentelle

Shared letters: eilmnprtx. Private to "experimentell": -. Private to "experimentelle": -.

"experimentell" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCC  ·  "experimentelle" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentell ← epxerimentell · exeprimentell · expeirmentell · experiemntell · experimenetll · experimenntell · experimentel · experimentlel
  • experimentelle ← epxerimentelle · exeprimentelle · expeirmentelle · experiemntelle · experimenetlle · experimenntelle · experimentele · experimentelel

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "experimentell" and "experimentelle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl] versus [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "experimentell" or "experimentelle"?
"experimentelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,290 in our German list, against #30,545 for "experimentell". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,270,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "experimentell" and "experimentelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimental vs experimentell". 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 #1,270,238 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