ExpertenvsExporteTell them apart

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

#2,147
“Experten” frequency rank
#20,910
“Exporte” frequency rank
23057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Experten Exporte
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Experte Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Export

Where the eye mixes Experten and Exporte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Experten
7 ch
Exporte

Look-alike desk: Experten vs Exporte

A purely visual mix-up. Experten ([ɛksˈpɛʁtn̩]) and Exporte ([ɛksˈpɔʁtə]) 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 23057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Experten is recorded at frequency rank #2,147, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɛʁtn̩]. Exporte is at rank #20,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁtə].

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 23057, this pair ranks #1,866,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Experten vs Exporte

Shared letters: eprtx. Private to "Experten": n. Private to "Exporte": o.

"Experten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "Exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Expertenepxerten · exeprten · experetn · experrten · expertenn · expertne · expertten · expetren
  • Exporteepxorte · exoprte · exporet · exporrte · exportte · expotre · expporte · exprote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Experten" and "Exporte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛksˈpɛʁtn̩] versus [ɛksˈpɔʁtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Experten" or "Exporte"?
"Experten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,147 in our German list, against #20,910 for "Exporte". 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 "Experten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,866,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Experten" and "Exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empörten vs Exporte". 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 #1,866,315 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