Which to use
“professionell” and “professionelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,709
- “professionell” frequency rank
- #27,458
- “professionelles” frequency rank
- 34167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | professionell | professionelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einem Fachmann ausgeführt, auf fachmännische Art | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell |
Where the eye mixes professionell and professionelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses professionell with professionelles
A purely visual mix-up. professionell ([pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl]) and professionelles ([pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛləs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “professionell” sits inside “professionelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
professionell is recorded at frequency rank #6,709, classified as anadj, pronounced [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl]. professionelles is at rank #27,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛləs].
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 34167, this pair ranks #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of professionell vs professionelles
Shared letters: efilnoprs. Private to "professionell": -. Private to "professionelles": -.
"professionell" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCC · "professionelles" · 15 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- professionell ← porfessionell · pprofessionell · prfoessionell · proefssionell · profesionell · profesisonell · professinoell · professioenll
- professionelles ← porfessionelles · pprofessionelles · prfoessionelles · proefssionelles · profesionelles · profesisonelles · professinoelles · professioenlles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "professionell" and "professionelles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "professionell" vs "professionelles" - 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 "professionell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "professionelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "professionell" and "professionelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "professioneller vs professionelles". 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 #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.