Which to use
“relevanten” and “relevanter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,265
- “relevanten” frequency rank
- #28,353
- “relevanter” frequency rank
- 36618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevanten | relevanter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs relevant | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs relevant |
Where the eye mixes relevanten and relevanter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. relevanten and relevanter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses relevanten with relevanter
A purely visual mix-up. relevanten ([ʁɛləˈvantn̩]) and relevanter ([ʁɛləˈvantɐ]) 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 “relevanten” becomes r in “relevanter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relevanten is recorded at frequency rank #8,265, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁɛləˈvantn̩]. relevanter is at rank #28,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁɛləˈvantɐ].
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 36618, this pair ranks #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relevanten vs relevanter
Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "relevanten": -. Private to "relevanter": -.
"relevanten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "relevanter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relevanten ← erlevanten · reelvanten · releavnten · relevanetn · relevannten · relevantenn · relevantne · relevantten
- relevanter ← erlevanter · reelvanter · releavnter · relevanetr · relevannter · relevanterr · relevantre · relevantter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relevanten" for "relevanter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relevanten" or "relevanter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevanten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relevanter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevanten" and "relevanter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relevante vs relevanter". 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 #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.