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

#21,963
“experimentellen” frequency rank
#41,151
“experimenteller” frequency rank
63114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentellen experimenteller
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs experimentell

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set experimentellen and experimenteller apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

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experimentellen
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experimenteller

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. experimentellen ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən]) and experimenteller ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlɐ]) 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 - n in “experimentellen” becomes r in “experimenteller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimentellen is recorded at frequency rank #21,963, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən]. experimenteller is at rank #41,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlɐ].

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 63114, this pair ranks #688,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of experimentellen vs experimenteller

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

"experimentellen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC  ·  "experimenteller" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentellenepxerimentellen · exeprimentellen · expeirmentellen · experiemntellen · experimenetllen · experimenntellen · experimenteleln · experimentelen
  • experimentellerepxerimenteller · exeprimenteller · expeirmenteller · experiemnteller · experimenetller · experimennteller · experimentelelr · experimenteler

Frequency comparison

experimentellen#21,963
experimenteller#41,151

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "experimentellen" and "experimenteller" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlən] versus [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛlɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "experimentellen" or "experimenteller"?
"experimentellen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,963 in our German list, against #41,151 for "experimenteller". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering experimentellen vs experimenteller

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list