Which to use
“fatale” and “fatalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,712
- “fatale” frequency rank
- #37,512
- “fatalen” frequency rank
- 62224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatale | fatalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal |
Where the eye mixes fatale and fatalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fatale runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fatalen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fatale and fatalen
A purely visual mix-up. fatale ([faˈtaːlə]) and fatalen ([faˈtaːlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fatale” sits inside “fatalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatale is recorded at frequency rank #24,712, classified as anadj, pronounced [faˈtaːlə]. fatalen is at rank #37,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [faˈtaːlən].
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 62224, this pair ranks #720,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fatale vs fatalen
Shared letters: aeflt. Private to "fatale": -. Private to "fatalen": n.
"fatale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fatalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fatale" and "fatalen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fatale" vs "fatalen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fatale" and "fatalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fatale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fatalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #720,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fatale" and "fatalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fäkalien vs fatalen". 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 #720,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.