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.
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