Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "konventionell" vs "konventionelle" - which ranks higher?
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.