Which to use
“Metal” and “Metalle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,627
- “Metal” frequency rank
- #22,827
- “Metalle” frequency rank
- 28454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Metal | Metalle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in den 70ern entstandene Stilrichtung der Musik | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Metall |
Where the eye mixes Metal and Metalle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Metal vs Metalle
A purely visual mix-up. Metal ([ˈmɛtl̩]) and Metalle ([meˈtalə]) 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) - “Metal” sits inside “Metalle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Metal is recorded at frequency rank #5,627, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛtl̩]. Metalle is at rank #22,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈtalə].
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 28454, this pair ranks #1,784,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Metal vs Metalle
Shared letters: aelmt. Private to "Metal": -. Private to "Metalle": -.
"Metal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Metalle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Metal" and "Metalle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Metal" or "Metalle" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Metal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Metalle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Metal" and "Metalle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Metalle vs metallic". 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 #1,784,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.