interkulturellevsinterkulturellenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“interkulturelle” and “interkulturellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,783
“interkulturelle” frequency rank
#30,131
“interkulturellen” frequency rank
54914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interkulturelle interkulturellen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interkulturell Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interkulturell

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interkulturelle and interkulturellen apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
interkulturelle
16 ch
interkulturellen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. interkulturelle ([ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlə]) and interkulturellen ([ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlən]) 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) - “interkulturelle” sits inside “interkulturellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interkulturelle is recorded at frequency rank #24,783, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlə]. interkulturellen is at rank #30,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlən].

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 54914, this pair ranks #1,000,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interkulturelle vs interkulturellen

Shared letters: eiklnrtu. Private to "interkulturelle": -. Private to "interkulturellen": -.

"interkulturelle" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVCCV  ·  "interkulturellen" · 16 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interkulturelleinetrkulturelle · innterkulturelle · intekrulturelle · interkkulturelle · interkluturelle · interkullturelle · interkultruelle · interkultturelle
  • interkulturelleninetrkulturellen · innterkulturellen · intekrulturellen · interkkulturellen · interkluturellen · interkullturellen · interkultruellen · interkultturellen

Frequency comparison

interkulturelle#24,783
interkulturellen#30,131

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interkulturelle" and "interkulturellen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlə] versus [ˌɪntɐkʊltuˈʁɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interkulturelle" or "interkulturellen"?
"interkulturelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,783 in our German list, against #30,131 for "interkulturellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list