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

#28,736
“konventionell” frequency rank
#18,304
“konventionelle” frequency rank
47040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konventionell konventionelle
Definition gemäß geltenden Konventionen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konventionell

Where the eye mixes konventionell and konventionelle

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. konventionell runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCVVCVCC) against konventionelle's 14 (CVCCVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
konventionell
14 ch
konventionelle

Visual trap between konventionell and konventionelle

A purely visual mix-up. konventionell ([kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛl]) and konventionelle ([kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛlə]) 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) - “konventionell” sits inside “konventionelle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konventionell is recorded at frequency rank #28,736, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛl]. konventionelle is at rank #18,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛlə].

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 47040, this pair ranks #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of konventionell vs konventionelle

Shared letters: eiklnotv. Private to "konventionell": -. Private to "konventionelle": -.

"konventionell" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVCC  ·  "konventionelle" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konventionell ← kkonventionell · knoventionell · konevntionell · konnventionell · konvenitonell · konvenntionell · konventinoell · konventioenll
  • konventionelle ← kkonventionelle · knoventionelle · konevntionelle · konnventionelle · konvenitonelle · konvenntionelle · konventinoelle · konventioenlle

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "konventionell" and "konventionelle" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛl] versus [kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛlə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "konventionell" vs "konventionelle" - which ranks higher?
"konventionelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,304 in our German list, against #28,736 for "konventionell". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "konventionell" and "konventionelle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "konventionell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "konventionelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konventionell" and "konventionelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konventionell vs konzeptionell". 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 #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list