Which to use
“industriell” and “industriellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,364
- “industriell” frequency rank
- #9,220
- “industriellen” frequency rank
- 36584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | industriell | industriellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Industrie betreffend, zur Industrie gehörig, in der Art und Weise der Industrie | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs industriell |
Where the eye mixes industriell and industriellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. industriell runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVVCC) against industriellen's 13 (VCCVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: industriell vs industriellen
A purely visual mix-up. industriell ([ɪndʊstʁiˈɛl]) and industriellen ([ɪndʊstʁiˈɛlən]) 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) - “industriell” sits inside “industriellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36584, 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]. industriellen is at rank #9,220, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪndʊstʁiˈɛlən].
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 36584, this pair ranks #1,611,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of industriell vs industriellen
Shared letters: deilnrstu. Private to "industriell": -. Private to "industriellen": -.
"industriell" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCC · "industriellen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- industriell ← idnustriell · inddustriell · indsutriell · indusrtiell · indusstriell · industirell · industreill · industriel
- industriellen ← idnustriellen · inddustriellen · indsutriellen · indusrtiellen · indusstriellen · industirellen · industreillen · industrieleln
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "industriell" and "industriellen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "industriell" vs "industriellen" - 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 "industriellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,611,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "industriell" and "industriellen" 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 #1,611,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.