FilialevsFilialenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,467
“Filiale” frequency rank
#9,719
“Filialen” frequency rank
17186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Filiale Filialen
Definition Geschäft, das der gleichen Firma gehört und im Verbund mit mehreren Läden besteht Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Filiale

Where the eye mixes Filiale and Filialen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Filiale
8 ch
Filialen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Filiale ([fiˈli̯aːlə]) and Filialen ([fiˈli̯aːlən]) 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) - “Filiale” sits inside “Filialen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Filiale is recorded at frequency rank #7,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈli̯aːlə]. Filialen is at rank #9,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiˈli̯aːlən].

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 17186, this pair ranks #1,929,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Filiale vs Filialen

Shared letters: aefil. Private to "Filiale": -. Private to "Filialen": n.

"Filiale" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "Filialen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Filialeffiliale · fiilale · filaile · filiael · filialle · fililae · filliale · fliiale
  • Filialenffilialen · fiilalen · filailen · filiaeln · filialenn · filiallen · filialne · fililaen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Filiale" and "Filialen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fiˈli̯aːlə] versus [fiˈli̯aːlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Filiale" or "Filialen"?
"Filiale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,467 in our German list, against #9,719 for "Filialen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list