Which to use
“maximale” and “minimale” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,504
- “maximale” frequency rank
- #18,985
- “minimale” frequency rank
- 26489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maximale | minimale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs maximal | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minimal |
Where the eye mixes maximale and minimale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maximale and minimale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maximale vs minimale
A purely visual mix-up. maximale ([maksiˈmaːlə]) and minimale ([miniˈmaːlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maximale is recorded at frequency rank #7,504, classified as anadj, pronounced [maksiˈmaːlə]. minimale is at rank #18,985, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miniˈmaːlə].
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 26489, this pair ranks #1,817,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maximale vs minimale
Shared letters: aeilm. Private to "maximale": x. Private to "minimale": n.
"maximale" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "minimale" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maximale" and "minimale" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "maximale" or "minimale" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "maximale" and "minimale" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maximale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minimale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maximale" and "minimale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minimale vs minimaler". 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 #1,817,250 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.