Which to use
“generellen” and “generelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,935
- “generellen” frequency rank
- #31,065
- “generelles” frequency rank
- 52000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | generellen | generelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell |
Where the eye mixes generellen and generelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. generellen and generelles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: generellen vs generelles
A purely visual mix-up. generellen ([ɡenəˈʁɛlən]) and generelles ([ɡenəˈʁɛləs]) 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 a single letter - n in “generellen” becomes s in “generelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
generellen is recorded at frequency rank #20,935, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡenəˈʁɛlən]. generelles is at rank #31,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡenəˈʁɛləs].
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 52000, this pair ranks #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of generellen vs generelles
Shared letters: eglnr. Private to "generellen": -. Private to "generelles": s.
"generellen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "generelles" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- generellen ← egnerellen · geenrellen · geneerllen · genereleln · generelen · generellenn · generellne · generlelen
- generelles ← egnerelles · geenrelles · geneerlles · generelels · genereles · generelless · generellse · generleles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "generellen" for "generelles" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "generellen" or "generelles" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "generellen" and "generelles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "generellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "generelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "generellen" and "generelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "generelle vs generelles". 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 #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.