Which to use
“intelligenten” and “intelligenter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,957
- “intelligenten” frequency rank
- #17,040
- “intelligenter” frequency rank
- 36997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intelligenten | intelligenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intelligent | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs intelligent |
Where the eye mixes intelligenten and intelligenter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. intelligenten and intelligenter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses intelligenten with intelligenter
A purely visual mix-up. intelligenten ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛntn̩]) and intelligenter ([ɪntɛliˈɡɛntɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “intelligenten” becomes r in “intelligenter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intelligenten is recorded at frequency rank #19,957, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛntn̩]. intelligenter is at rank #17,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛliˈɡɛntɐ].
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 36997, this pair ranks #1,601,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intelligenten vs intelligenter
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "intelligenten": -. Private to "intelligenter": r.
"intelligenten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC · "intelligenter" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intelligenten ← inetlligenten · inntelligenten · inteligenten · intelilgenten · intellgienten · intelliegnten · intelligenetn · intelligennten
- intelligenter ← inetlligenter · inntelligenter · inteligenter · intelilgenter · intellgienter · intelliegnter · intelligenetr · intelligennter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intelligenten" and "intelligenter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "intelligenten" or "intelligenter" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intelligenten" and "intelligenter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intelligenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intelligenten" and "intelligenter" 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 #1,601,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.