Which to use
“informelle” and “informellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,827
- “informelle” frequency rank
- #34,744
- “informellen” frequency rank
- 73571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informelle | informellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs informell | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs informell |
Where the eye mixes informelle and informellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. informelle runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against informellen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: informelle vs informellen
A purely visual mix-up. informelle ([ˈɪnfɔʁmɛlə]) and informellen ([ˈɪnfɔʁmɛlən]) 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) - “informelle” sits inside “informellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informelle is recorded at frequency rank #38,827, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnfɔʁmɛlə]. informellen is at rank #34,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnfɔʁmɛlən].
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 73571, this pair ranks #356,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of informelle vs informellen
Shared letters: efilmnor. Private to "informelle": -. Private to "informellen": -.
"informelle" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "informellen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- informelle ← ifnormelle · infformelle · infomrelle · inforemlle · informele · informelel · informlele · informmelle
- informellen ← ifnormellen · infformellen · infomrellen · inforemllen · informeleln · informelen · informellenn · informellne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "informelle" and "informellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "informelle" vs "informellen" - 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 "informelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #356,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.