Which to use
“ideale” is an adjective and “Ideales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,966
- “ideale” frequency rank
- #35,845
- “Ideales” frequency rank
- 41811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ideale | Ideales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ideal | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ideal |
Where the eye mixes ideale and Ideales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ideale runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against Ideales's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ideale with Ideales
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ideale is [ideˈʔaːlə] while Ideales is [ideˈʔaːləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ideale” sits inside “Ideales”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ideale is recorded at frequency rank #5,966, classified as anadj, pronounced [ideˈʔaːlə]. Ideales is at rank #35,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ideˈʔaːləs].
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 41811, this pair ranks #1,468,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ideale vs Ideales
Shared letters: adeil. Private to "ideale": -. Private to "Ideales": s.
"ideale" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "Ideales" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ideale" and "Ideales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ideale" vs "Ideales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ideale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ideales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,468,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ideale" and "Ideales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ideales vs ideas". 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 #1,468,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.