Which to use
“totalen” and “totaler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,953
- “totalen” frequency rank
- #15,230
- “totaler” frequency rank
- 30183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | totalen | totaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total |
Where the eye mixes totalen and totaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses totalen with totaler
A purely visual mix-up. totalen ([toˈtaːlən]) and totaler ([toˈtaːlɐ]) 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 - n in “totalen” becomes r in “totaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
totalen is recorded at frequency rank #14,953, classified as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːlən]. totaler is at rank #15,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːlɐ].
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 30183, this pair ranks #1,752,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of totalen vs totaler
Shared letters: aelot. Private to "totalen": n. Private to "totaler": r.
"totalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "totaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "totalen" and "totaler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "totalen" or "totaler" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "totalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "totalen" and "totaler" 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 #1,752,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.