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Which to use

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

#17,290
“experimentelle” frequency rank
#21,963
“experimentellen” frequency rank
39253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentelle experimentellen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell

Where the eye mixes experimentelle and experimentellen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. experimentelle runs 14 letters (VCCVCVCVCCVCCV) against experimentellen's 15 (VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
experimentelle
15 ch
experimentellen

Why the eye confuses experimentelle with experimentellen

A purely visual mix-up. experimentelle ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “experimentelle” sits inside “experimentellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimentelle is recorded at frequency rank #17,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə]. 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 39253, this pair ranks #1,541,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of experimentelle vs experimentellen

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

"experimentelle" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCV  ·  "experimentellen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentelle ← epxerimentelle · exeprimentelle · expeirmentelle · experiemntelle · experimenetlle · experimenntelle · experimentele · experimentelel
  • experimentellen ← epxerimentellen · exeprimentellen · expeirmentellen · experiemntellen · experimenetllen · experimenntellen · experimenteleln · experimentelen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "experimentelle" for "experimentellen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlə] versus [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "experimentelle" or "experimentellen"?
"experimentelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,290 in our German list, against #21,963 for "experimentellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentelle" 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 #1,541,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "experimentelle" and "experimentellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimentellen vs experimenteller". 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 #1,541,806 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