Which to use
“kulturell” is an adjective and “Kulturen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,190
- “kulturell” frequency rank
- #4,719
- “Kulturen” frequency rank
- 17909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kulturell | Kulturen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kultur betreffend, von Kultur geprägt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kultur |
Where the eye mixes kulturell and Kulturen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kulturell runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Kulturen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kulturell vs Kulturen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kulturell is [kʊltuˈʁɛl] while Kulturen is [kʊlˈtuːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kulturell is recorded at frequency rank #13,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʊltuˈʁɛl]. Kulturen is at rank #4,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊlˈtuːʁən].
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 17909, this pair ranks #1,923,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kulturell vs Kulturen
Shared letters: eklrtu. Private to "kulturell": -. Private to "Kulturen": n.
"kulturell" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Kulturen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kulturell" for "Kulturen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "kulturell" or "Kulturen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kulturell" and "Kulturen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kulturell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kulturen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kulturell" and "Kulturen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kulturell vs kulturelles". 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 #1,923,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.