Which to use
“Experte” is a noun and “externe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,269
- “Experte” frequency rank
- #8,556
- “externe” frequency rank
- 12825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Experte | externe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die in einem bestimmten Gebiet beziehungsweise in einem Fach sehr bewandert ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern |
Where the eye mixes Experte and externe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Experte vs externe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Experte is [ɛksˈpɛʁtə] while externe is [ˌɛksˈtɛʁnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Experte is recorded at frequency rank #4,269, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɛʁtə]. externe is at rank #8,556, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛksˈtɛʁnə].
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 12825, this pair ranks #1,961,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Experte vs externe
Shared letters: ertx. Private to "Experte": p. Private to "externe": n.
"Experte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "externe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Experte" and "externe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Experte" or "externe" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Experte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "externe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Experte" and "externe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "externe vs externes". 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 #1,961,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.