Which to use
“totaler” and “totales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,230
- “totaler” frequency rank
- #39,668
- “totales” frequency rank
- 54898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | totaler | totales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total |
Where the eye mixes totaler and totales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. totaler and totales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between totaler and totales
A purely visual mix-up. totaler ([toˈtaːlɐ]) and totales ([toˈtaːləs]) 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 - r in “totaler” becomes s in “totales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
totaler is recorded at frequency rank #15,230, classified as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːlɐ]. totales is at rank #39,668, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːləs].
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 54898, this pair ranks #1,000,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of totaler vs totales
Shared letters: aelot. Private to "totaler": r. Private to "totales": s.
"totaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "totales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "totaler" and "totales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "totaler" or "totales" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "totaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,000,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "totaler" and "totales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totales vs totes". 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 #1,000,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.