ExperimentenvsexperimentsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,565
“Experimenten” frequency rank
#33,030
“experiments” frequency rank
52595
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Experimenten experiments
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Experiment Plural des Substantivs experiment

Where the eye mixes Experimenten and experiments

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
Experimenten
11 ch
experiments

Visual trap between Experimenten and experiments

A purely visual mix-up. Experimenten ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩]) and experiments ([ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Experimenten is recorded at frequency rank #19,565, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩]. experiments is at rank #33,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts].

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 52595, this pair ranks #1,090,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Experimenten vs experiments

Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "Experimenten": -. Private to "experiments": s.

"Experimenten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC  ·  "experiments" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Experimentenepxerimenten · exeprimenten · expeirmenten · experiemnten · experimenetn · experimennten · experimentenn · experimentne
  • experimentsepxeriments · exepriments · expeirments · experiemnts · experimennts · experimenst · experimentss · experimentts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Experimenten" for "experiments" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspeʁiˈmɛntn̩] versus [ɛkˈspɛɹɪmənts]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Experimenten" or "experiments" show up more?
"Experimenten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,565 in our German list, against #33,030 for "experiments". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Experimenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "experiments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,090,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Experimenten" and "experiments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimental vs experiments". 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 #1,090,658 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