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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.

13 ch
experimentell
15 ch
experimentellen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl] versus [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "experimentell" vs "experimentellen" - which ranks higher?
"experimentellen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,963 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list