Which to use
“sexuell” and “sexuelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,277
- “sexuell” frequency rank
- #41,460
- “sexuelles” frequency rank
- 49737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexuell | sexuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Sex, die Sexualität betreffend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sexuell |
Where the eye mixes sexuell and sexuelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sexuell runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against sexuelles's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sexuell and sexuelles
A purely visual mix-up. sexuell ([sɛksuˈɛl]) and sexuelles ([sɛksuˈɛləs]) 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 “sexuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49737, 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]. sexuelles is at rank #41,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sɛksuˈɛləs].
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 49737, this pair ranks #1,200,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sexuell vs sexuelles
Shared letters: elsux. Private to "sexuell": -. Private to "sexuelles": -.
"sexuell" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "sexuelles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sexuell" for "sexuelles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sexuell" vs "sexuelles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sexuell" and "sexuelles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexuell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,200,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexuell" and "sexuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexuellem vs sexuelles". 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 #1,200,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.