Which to use
“spirituelle” and “spirituellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,398
- “spirituelle” frequency rank
- #24,516
- “spirituellen” frequency rank
- 43914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spirituelle | spirituellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spirituell | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spirituell |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set spirituelle and spirituellen apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. spirituelle ([ʃpiʁituˈɛlə]) and spirituellen ([ʃpiʁituˈɛlən]) 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) - “spirituelle” sits inside “spirituellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spirituelle is recorded at frequency rank #19,398, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃpiʁituˈɛlə]. spirituellen is at rank #24,516, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃpiʁituˈɛlən].
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 43914, this pair ranks #1,402,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spirituelle vs spirituellen
Shared letters: eilprstu. Private to "spirituelle": -. Private to "spirituellen": n.
"spirituelle" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCCV · "spirituellen" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spirituelle ← psirituelle · siprituelle · spiirtuelle · spiriteulle · spirittuelle · spirituele · spirituelel · spiritulele
- spirituellen ← psirituellen · siprituellen · spiirtuellen · spiriteullen · spirittuellen · spiritueleln · spirituelen · spirituellenn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spirituelle" and "spirituellen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spirituelle" or "spirituellen"?
Remembering spirituelle vs spirituellen
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “spirituelle” entry
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