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“redaktionelle” and “redaktionellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,749
“redaktionelle” frequency rank
#40,786
“redaktionellen” frequency rank
72535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redaktionelle redaktionellen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs redaktionell Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs redaktionell

Where the eye mixes redaktionelle and redaktionellen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. redaktionelle runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVVCVCCV) against redaktionellen's 14 (CVCVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
redaktionelle
14 ch
redaktionellen

Visual trap between redaktionelle and redaktionellen

A purely visual mix-up. redaktionelle ([ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlə]) and redaktionellen ([ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlən]) 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) - “redaktionelle” sits inside “redaktionellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redaktionelle is recorded at frequency rank #31,749, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlə]. redaktionellen is at rank #40,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlən].

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 72535, this pair ranks #385,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of redaktionelle vs redaktionellen

Shared letters: adeiklnort. Private to "redaktionelle": -. Private to "redaktionellen": -.

"redaktionelle" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCCV  ·  "redaktionellen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redaktionelle ← erdaktionelle · rdeaktionelle · readktionelle · redakitonelle · redakktionelle · redaktinoelle · redaktioenlle · redaktionele
  • redaktionellen ← erdaktionellen · rdeaktionellen · readktionellen · redakitonellen · redakktionellen · redaktinoellen · redaktioenllen · redaktioneleln

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redaktionelle" for "redaktionellen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlə] versus [ʁedakt͡si̯oˈnɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "redaktionelle" or "redaktionellen"?
"redaktionelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,749 in our German list, against #40,786 for "redaktionellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "redaktionelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "redaktionellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #385,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redaktionelle" and "redaktionellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redaktionell vs redaktionellen". 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 #385,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list