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

#9,279
“Talente” frequency rank
#43,531
“Talents” frequency rank
52810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Talente Talents
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Talent Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Talent

Where the eye mixes Talente and Talents

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Talente (CVCVCCV) and Talents (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Talente
7 ch
Talents

Look-alike desk: Talente vs Talents

A purely visual mix-up. Talente ([taˈlɛntə]) and Talents ([taˈlɛnt͡s]) 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 - e in “Talente” becomes s in “Talents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Talente is recorded at frequency rank #9,279, classified as anoun, pronounced [taˈlɛntə]. Talents is at rank #43,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [taˈlɛnt͡s].

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 52810, this pair ranks #1,082,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Talente vs Talents

Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "Talente": -. Private to "Talents": s.

"Talente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Talents" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Talente ← atlente · taelnte · talenet · talennte · talentte · taletne · tallente · talnete
  • Talents ← atlents · taelnts · talennts · talenst · talentss · talentts · taletns · tallents

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Talente" and "Talents" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([taˈlɛntə] versus [taˈlɛnt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Talente" or "Talents"?
"Talente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,279 in our German list, against #43,531 for "Talents". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Talente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Talents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,082,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Talente" and "Talents" 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 #1,082,416 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