Which to use
“individuelle” and “individuelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,709
- “individuelle” frequency rank
- #22,770
- “individuelles” frequency rank
- 27479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | individuelle | individuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs individuell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs individuell |
Where the eye mixes individuelle and individuelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. individuelle runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCVVCCV) against individuelles's 13 (VCCVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses individuelle with individuelles
A purely visual mix-up. individuelle ([ˌɪndividuˈɛlə]) and individuelles ([ˌɪndividuˈɛləs]) 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) - “individuelle” sits inside “individuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
individuelle is recorded at frequency rank #4,709, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪndividuˈɛlə]. individuelles is at rank #22,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪndividuˈɛləs].
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 27479, this pair ranks #1,801,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of individuelle vs individuelles
Shared letters: deilnuv. Private to "individuelle": -. Private to "individuelles": s.
"individuelle" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCCV · "individuelles" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- individuelle ← idnividuelle · inddividuelle · indiivduelle · indivdiuelle · individduelle · individeulle · individuele · individuelel
- individuelles ← idnividuelles · inddividuelles · indiivduelles · indivdiuelles · individduelles · individeulles · individuelels · individueles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "individuelle" for "individuelles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "individuelle" or "individuelles"?
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 "individuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "individuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "individuelle" and "individuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "individueller 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 #1,801,150 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.