Which to use
“industriell” and “industrielle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,364
- “industriell” frequency rank
- #10,115
- “industrielle” frequency rank
- 37479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | industriell | industrielle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Industrie betreffend, zur Industrie gehörig, in der Art und Weise der Industrie | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs industriell |
Where the eye mixes industriell and industrielle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses industriell with industrielle
A purely visual mix-up. industriell ([ɪndʊstʁiˈɛl]) and industrielle ([ɪndʊstʁiˈɛlə]) 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) - “industriell” sits inside “industrielle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
industriell is recorded at frequency rank #27,364, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪndʊstʁiˈɛl]. industrielle is at rank #10,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪndʊstʁiˈɛlə].
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 37479, this pair ranks #1,589,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of industriell vs industrielle
Shared letters: deilnrstu. Private to "industriell": -. Private to "industrielle": -.
"industriell" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCC · "industrielle" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- industriell ← idnustriell · inddustriell · indsutriell · indusrtiell · indusstriell · industirell · industreill · industriel
- industrielle ← idnustrielle · inddustrielle · indsutrielle · indusrtielle · indusstrielle · industirelle · industreille · industriele
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "industriell" for "industrielle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "industriell" vs "industrielle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "industriell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "industrielle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "industriell" and "industrielle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "industriell vs Industrien". 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 #1,589,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.