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“individuell” and “individuellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,438
- “individuell” frequency rank
- #5,187
- “individuellen” frequency rank
- 11625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | individuell | individuellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf das Individuum, den einzelnen Menschen bezogen (auch übertragen zu anderen Gegenständen) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs individuell |
Where the eye mixes individuell and individuellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. individuell runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVVCC) against individuellen's 13 (VCCVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: individuell vs individuellen
A purely visual mix-up. individuell ([ˌɪndividuˈɛl]) and individuellen ([ˌɪndividuˈɛlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “individuell” sits inside “individuellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
individuell is recorded at frequency rank #6,438, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪndividuˈɛl]. individuellen is at rank #5,187, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪndividuˈɛlən].
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 11625, this pair ranks #1,968,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of individuell vs individuellen
Shared letters: deilnuv. Private to "individuell": -. Private to "individuellen": -.
"individuell" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC · "individuellen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- individuell ← idnividuell · inddividuell · indiivduell · indivdiuell · individduell · individeull · individuel · individulel
- individuellen ← idnividuellen · inddividuellen · indiivduellen · indivdiuellen · individduellen · individeullen · individueleln · individuelen
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary German text, does "individuell" or "individuellen" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "individuell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "individuellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "individuell" and "individuellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "individuell vs individuelles". 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 #1,968,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.