Which to use
“konventionell” and “konventionellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,736
- “konventionell” frequency rank
- #14,108
- “konventionellen” frequency rank
- 42844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konventionell | konventionellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gemäß geltenden Konventionen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konventionell |
Where the eye mixes konventionell and konventionellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. konventionell runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCVVCVCC) against konventionellen's 15 (CVCCVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses konventionell with konventionellen
A purely visual mix-up. konventionell ([kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛl]) and konventionellen ([kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “konventionell” sits inside “konventionellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42844, 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]. konventionellen is at rank #14,108, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnvɛnt͡si̯oˈnɛlən].
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 42844, this pair ranks #1,436,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of konventionell vs konventionellen
Shared letters: eiklnotv. Private to "konventionell": -. Private to "konventionellen": -.
"konventionell" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVCC · "konventionellen" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- konventionell ← kkonventionell · knoventionell · konevntionell · konnventionell · konvenitonell · konvenntionell · konventinoell · konventioenll
- konventionellen ← kkonventionellen · knoventionellen · konevntionellen · konnventionellen · konvenitonellen · konvenntionellen · konventinoellen · konventioenllen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "konventionell" and "konventionellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "konventionell" or "konventionellen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "konventionell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konventionellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,436,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konventionell" and "konventionellen" 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 #1,436,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.