Which to use
“exzellent” and “exzellenten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,331
- “exzellent” frequency rank
- #34,642
- “exzellenten” frequency rank
- 58973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exzellent | exzellenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | herausragende Qualität aufweisend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exzellent |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exzellent and exzellenten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. exzellent ([ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]) and exzellenten ([ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛntn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “exzellent” sits inside “exzellenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exzellent is recorded at frequency rank #24,331, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]. exzellenten is at rank #34,642, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛntn̩].
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 58973, this pair ranks #842,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exzellent vs exzellenten
Shared letters: elntxz. Private to "exzellent": -. Private to "exzellenten": -.
"exzellent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "exzellenten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exzellent ← exezllent · exxzellent · exzelelnt · exzelent · exzellennt · exzellentt · exzelletn · exzellnet
- exzellenten ← exezllenten · exxzellenten · exzelelnten · exzelenten · exzellenetn · exzellennten · exzellentenn · exzellentne
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering exzellent vs exzellenten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exzellent” entry
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