# Original vs originell

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Original
*noun · IPA [oʁiɡiˈnaːl] · frequency rank #1,983*
erste Fassung eines Textes, Bildes oder Ähnliches

### originell
*adjective · IPA [oʁiɡiˈnɛl] · frequency rank #19,002*
in seiner Art neu

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/original-vs-originell