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

#46,275
“sexuellem” frequency rank
#11,520
“sexueller” frequency rank
57795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sexuellem sexueller
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sexuell Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sexuell

Where the eye mixes sexuellem and sexueller

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sexuellem and sexueller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
sexuellem
9 ch
sexueller

Why the eye confuses sexuellem with sexueller

A purely visual mix-up. sexuellem ([sɛksuˈɛləm]) and sexueller ([sɛksuˈɛlɐ]) 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 - m in “sexuellem” becomes r in “sexueller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sexuellem is recorded at frequency rank #46,275, classified as anadj, pronounced [sɛksuˈɛləm]. sexueller is at rank #11,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sɛksuˈɛlɐ].

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 57795, this pair ranks #887,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sexuellem vs sexueller

Shared letters: elsux. Private to "sexuellem": m. Private to "sexueller": r.

"sexuellem" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "sexueller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sexuellem ← esxuellem · seuxellem · sexeullem · sexuelelm · sexuelem · sexuellemm · sexuellme · sexulelem
  • sexueller ← esxueller · seuxeller · sexeuller · sexuelelr · sexueler · sexuellerr · sexuellre · sexuleler

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sexuellem" and "sexueller" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sɛksuˈɛləm] versus [sɛksuˈɛlɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sexuellem" vs "sexueller" - which ranks higher?
"sexueller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,520 in our German list, against #46,275 for "sexuellem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "sexuellem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sexueller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #887,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sexuellem" and "sexueller" 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 #887,489 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