Which to use
“intelligente” and “intelligentes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,495
- “intelligente” frequency rank
- #32,608
- “intelligentes” frequency rank
- 43103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intelligente | intelligentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intelligent | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intelligent |
Where the eye mixes intelligente and intelligentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. intelligente runs 12 letters (VCCVCCVCVCCV) against intelligentes's 13 (VCCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intelligente with intelligentes
A purely visual mix-up. intelligente ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛntə]) and intelligentes ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛntəs]) 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) - “intelligente” sits inside “intelligentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intelligente is recorded at frequency rank #10,495, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛntə]. intelligentes is at rank #32,608, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛntəs].
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 43103, this pair ranks #1,428,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intelligente vs intelligentes
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "intelligente": -. Private to "intelligentes": s.
"intelligente" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV · "intelligentes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intelligente ← inetlligente · inntelligente · inteligente · intelilgente · intellgiente · intelliegnte · intelligenet · intelligennte
- intelligentes ← inetlligentes · inntelligentes · inteligentes · intelilgentes · intellgientes · intelliegntes · intelligenets · intelligenntes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intelligente" for "intelligentes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "intelligente" or "intelligentes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intelligente" and "intelligentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,428,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intelligente" and "intelligentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intelligenten 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 #1,428,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.