Which to use
“Talent” and “Talenten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,163
- “Talent” frequency rank
- #28,417
- “Talenten” frequency rank
- 32580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Talent | Talenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die außerordentliche Begabung einer Person in einem bestimmten Gebiet | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Talent |
Where the eye mixes Talent and Talenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Talent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Talenten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Talent vs Talenten
A purely visual mix-up. Talent ([taˈlɛnt]) and Talenten ([taˈlɛntn̩]) 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) - “Talent” sits inside “Talenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Talent is recorded at frequency rank #4,163, classified as anoun, pronounced [taˈlɛnt]. Talenten is at rank #28,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [taˈlɛntn̩].
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 32580, this pair ranks #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Talent vs Talenten
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "Talent": -. Private to "Talenten": -.
"Talent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Talenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Talent" for "Talenten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Talent" or "Talenten" show up more?
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 "Talent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Talenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Talent" and "Talenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Talenten vs Talents". 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 #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.