Which to use
“feminin” and “feminine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,735
- “feminin” frequency rank
- #44,596
- “feminine” frequency rank
- 83331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feminin | feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dem weiblichen grammatischen Geschlecht zugehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin |
Where the eye mixes feminin and feminine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feminin runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against feminine's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feminin vs feminine
A purely visual mix-up. feminin ([ˌfemiˈniːn]) and feminine ([ˌfemiˈniːnə]) 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) - “feminin” sits inside “feminine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feminin is recorded at frequency rank #38,735, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfemiˈniːn]. feminine is at rank #44,596, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfemiˈniːnə].
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 83331, this pair ranks #141,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feminin vs feminine
Shared letters: efimn. Private to "feminin": -. Private to "feminine": -.
"feminin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "feminine" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feminin" and "feminine" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feminin" or "feminine"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feminin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feminine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feminin" and "feminine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feminine vs Feminist". 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 #141,710 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.