Which to use
“minimale” and “minimalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,985
- “minimale” frequency rank
- #24,046
- “minimalen” frequency rank
- 43031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minimale | minimalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minimal | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minimal |
Where the eye mixes minimale and minimalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. minimale runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against minimalen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between minimale and minimalen
A purely visual mix-up. minimale ([miniˈmaːlə]) and minimalen ([miniˈmaːlən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “minimale” sits inside “minimalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minimale is recorded at frequency rank #18,985, classified as anadj, pronounced [miniˈmaːlə]. minimalen is at rank #24,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miniˈmaːlən].
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 43031, this pair ranks #1,430,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minimale vs minimalen
Shared letters: aeilmn. Private to "minimale": -. Private to "minimalen": -.
"minimale" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "minimalen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minimale" and "minimalen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "minimale" or "minimalen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "minimale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minimalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,430,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minimale" and "minimalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minimalen 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 #1,430,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.