Which to use
“intelligent” and “intelligente” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,397
- “intelligent” frequency rank
- #10,495
- “intelligente” frequency rank
- 18892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intelligent | intelligente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig begabt, von guter Auffassungsgabe, einsichtig, klug, Beziehungen kennend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intelligent |
Where the eye mixes intelligent and intelligente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. intelligent runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCC) against intelligente's 12 (VCCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intelligent vs intelligente
A purely visual mix-up. intelligent ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt]) and intelligente ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛntə]) 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) - “intelligent” sits inside “intelligente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intelligent is recorded at frequency rank #8,397, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt]. intelligente is at rank #10,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛntə].
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 18892, this pair ranks #1,913,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intelligent vs intelligente
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "intelligent": -. Private to "intelligente": -.
"intelligent" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCC · "intelligente" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intelligent ← inetlligent · inntelligent · inteligent · intelilgent · intellgient · intelliegnt · intelligennt · intelligentt
- intelligente ← inetlligente · inntelligente · inteligente · intelilgente · intellgiente · intelliegnte · intelligenet · intelligennte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intelligent" for "intelligente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intelligent" vs "intelligente" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intelligent" and "intelligente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intelligente vs intelligentes". 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 #1,913,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.