internationalemvsinternationalenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,784
“internationalem” frequency rank
#1,229
“internationalen” frequency rank
26013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature internationalem internationalen
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs international Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs international

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set internationalem and internationalen apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
internationalem
15 ch
internationalen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. internationalem ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːləm]) and internationalen ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən]) 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 - m in “internationalem” becomes n in “internationalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

internationalem is recorded at frequency rank #24,784, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːləm]. internationalen is at rank #1,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən].

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 26013, this pair ranks #1,824,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of internationalem vs internationalen

Shared letters: aeilnort. Private to "internationalem": m. Private to "internationalen": -.

"internationalem" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC  ·  "internationalen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • internationaleminetrnationalem · innternationalem · intenrationalem · interantionalem · internaitonalem · internatinoalem · internatioanlem · internationaelm
  • internationaleninetrnationalen · innternationalen · intenrationalen · interantionalen · internaitonalen · internatinoalen · internatioanlen · internationaeln

Frequency comparison

internationalem#24,784
internationalen#1,229

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "internationalem" and "internationalen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːləm] versus [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "internationalem" or "internationalen"?
"internationalen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,229 in our German list, against #24,784 for "internationalem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering internationalem vs internationalen

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list