Which to use
“sexuell” and “sexuellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,277
- “sexuell” frequency rank
- #6,591
- “sexuellen” frequency rank
- 14868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexuell | sexuellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Sex, die Sexualität betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sexuell |
Where the eye mixes sexuell and sexuellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sexuell runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against sexuellen's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sexuell vs sexuellen
A purely visual mix-up. sexuell ([sɛksuˈɛl]) and sexuellen ([sɛksuˈɛlən]) 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) - “sexuell” sits inside “sexuellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexuell is recorded at frequency rank #8,277, classified as anadj, pronounced [sɛksuˈɛl]. sexuellen is at rank #6,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sɛksuˈɛlən].
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 14868, this pair ranks #1,948,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sexuell vs sexuellen
Shared letters: elsux. Private to "sexuell": -. Private to "sexuellen": n.
"sexuell" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "sexuellen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexuell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexuellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexuell" and "sexuellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexuell vs sexuellem". 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 #1,948,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.