Which to use
“experimentell” and “experimentellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,545
- “experimentell” frequency rank
- #21,963
- “experimentellen” frequency rank
- 52508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experimentell | experimentellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell |
Where the eye mixes experimentell and experimentellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. experimentell runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCVCCVCC) against experimentellen's 15 (VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses experimentell with experimentellen
A purely visual mix-up. experimentell ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl]) and experimentellen ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “experimentell” sits inside “experimentellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52508, 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]. experimentellen is at rank #21,963, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən].
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 52508, this pair ranks #1,094,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of experimentell vs experimentellen
Shared letters: eilmnprtx. Private to "experimentell": -. Private to "experimentellen": -.
"experimentell" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCC · "experimentellen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experimentell ← epxerimentell · exeprimentell · expeirmentell · experiemntell · experimenetll · experimenntell · experimentel · experimentlel
- experimentellen ← epxerimentellen · exeprimentellen · expeirmentellen · experiemntellen · experimenetllen · experimenntellen · experimenteleln · experimentelen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "experimentell" for "experimentellen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "experimentell" vs "experimentellen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "experimentell" and "experimentellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "experimentell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "experimentellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,094,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experimentell" and "experimentellen" 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 #1,094,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.