Which to use
“Tomaten” is a noun and “totalen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,826
- “Tomaten” frequency rank
- #14,953
- “totalen” frequency rank
- 22779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tomaten | totalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tomate | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total |
Where the eye mixes Tomaten and totalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Tomaten and totalen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Tomaten vs totalen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tomaten is [toˈmaːtn̩] while totalen is [toˈtaːlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tomaten is recorded at frequency rank #7,826, classified as anoun, pronounced [toˈmaːtn̩]. totalen is at rank #14,953, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːlən].
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 22779, this pair ranks #1,869,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tomaten vs totalen
Shared letters: aenot. Private to "Tomaten": m. Private to "totalen": l.
"Tomaten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "totalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tomaten" and "totalen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Tomaten" or "totalen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Tomaten" and "totalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tomaten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tomaten" and "totalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Titanen vs totalen". 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 #1,869,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.