Which to use
“neutralen” and “neutrales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,881
- “neutralen” frequency rank
- #39,547
- “neutrales” frequency rank
- 54428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neutralen | neutrales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neutral | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neutral |
Where the eye mixes neutralen and neutrales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. neutralen and neutrales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: neutralen vs neutrales
A purely visual mix-up. neutralen ([nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːlən]) and neutrales ([nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːləs]) 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 a single letter - n in “neutralen” becomes s in “neutrales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neutralen is recorded at frequency rank #14,881, classified as anadj, pronounced [nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːlən]. neutrales is at rank #39,547, tagged as anadj, pronounced [nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːləs].
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 54428, this pair ranks #1,019,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of neutralen vs neutrales
Shared letters: aelnrtu. Private to "neutralen": -. Private to "neutrales": s.
"neutralen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "neutrales" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "neutralen" for "neutrales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "neutralen" vs "neutrales" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "neutralen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neutrales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,019,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neutralen" and "neutrales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neutraler vs neutrales". 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 #1,019,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.