internationalenvsinternationalerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,229
“internationalen” frequency rank
#5,499
“internationaler” frequency rank
6728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature internationalen internationaler
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs international Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs international

Where the spellings diverge

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

15 ch
internationalen
15 ch
internationaler

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. internationalen ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən]) and internationaler ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]) 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 “internationalen” becomes r in “internationaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

internationalen is recorded at frequency rank #1,229, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən]. internationaler is at rank #5,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ].

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 6728, this pair ranks #1,990,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of internationalen vs internationaler

Shared letters: aeilnort. Private to "internationalen": -. Private to "internationaler": -.

"internationalen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC  ·  "internationaler" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • internationaleninetrnationalen · innternationalen · intenrationalen · interantionalen · internaitonalen · internatinoalen · internatioanlen · internationaeln
  • internationalerinetrnationaler · innternationaler · intenrationaler · interantionaler · internaitonaler · internatinoaler · internatioanler · internationaelr

Frequency comparison

internationalen#1,229
internationaler#5,499

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "internationalen" and "internationaler" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlən] versus [ˌɪntɐnat͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "internationalen" or "internationaler"?
"internationalen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,229 in our German list, against #5,499 for "internationaler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering internationalen vs internationaler

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list