# originale vs originell

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### originale
*adjective · IPA [oʁiɡiˈnaːlə] · frequency rank #10,715*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original

### 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.
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