Which to use
“nationale” and “nationales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,759
- “nationale” frequency rank
- #14,134
- “nationales” frequency rank
- 17893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nationale | nationales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs national | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs national |
Where the eye mixes nationale and nationales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nationale runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against nationales's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nationale vs nationales
A purely visual mix-up. nationale ([ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːlə]) and nationales ([ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːləs]) 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) - “nationale” sits inside “nationales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nationale is recorded at frequency rank #3,759, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːlə]. nationales is at rank #14,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːləs].
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 17893, this pair ranks #1,923,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nationale vs nationales
Shared letters: aeilnot. Private to "nationale": -. Private to "nationales": s.
"nationale" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "nationales" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nationale ← antionale · naitonale · natinoale · natioanle · nationael · nationalle · nationlae · nationnale
- nationales ← antionales · naitonales · natinoales · natioanles · nationaels · nationaless · nationalles · nationalse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nationale" and "nationales" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nationale" or "nationales" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nationale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nationales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nationale" and "nationales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nationales vs Nationalist". 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 #1,923,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.