Which to use
“manuell” and “manuellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,433
- “manuell” frequency rank
- #40,690
- “manuellen” frequency rank
- 54123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manuell | manuellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Hand, von Hand (gemacht) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs manuell |
Where the eye mixes manuell and manuellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. manuell runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against manuellen's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses manuell with manuellen
A purely visual mix-up. manuell ([manuˈɛl]) and manuellen ([manuˈɛlən]) 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) - “manuell” sits inside “manuellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manuell is recorded at frequency rank #13,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [manuˈɛl]. manuellen is at rank #40,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced [manuˈɛlən].
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 54123, this pair ranks #1,031,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manuell vs manuellen
Shared letters: aelmnu. Private to "manuell": -. Private to "manuellen": -.
"manuell" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "manuellen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manuell" and "manuellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manuell" or "manuellen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "manuell" and "manuellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manuell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manuellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,031,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manuell" and "manuellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manuelle vs manuellen". 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 #1,031,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.