Which to use
“traditionelle” and “traditionelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,226
- “traditionelle” frequency rank
- #22,925
- “traditionelles” frequency rank
- 28151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traditionelle | traditionelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs traditionell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs traditionell |
Where the eye mixes traditionelle and traditionelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. traditionelle runs 13 letters (CCVCVCVVCVCCV) against traditionelles's 14 (CCVCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses traditionelle with traditionelles
A purely visual mix-up. traditionelle ([tʁadit͡si̯oˈnɛlə]) and traditionelles ([tʁadit͡si̯oˈnɛləs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “traditionelle” sits inside “traditionelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traditionelle is recorded at frequency rank #5,226, classified as anadj, pronounced [tʁadit͡si̯oˈnɛlə]. traditionelles is at rank #22,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tʁadit͡si̯oˈnɛləs].
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 28151, this pair ranks #1,789,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traditionelle vs traditionelles
Shared letters: adeilnort. Private to "traditionelle": -. Private to "traditionelles": s.
"traditionelle" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVCCV · "traditionelles" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traditionelle ← rtaditionelle · tarditionelle · tradditionelle · tradiitonelle · traditinoelle · traditioenlle · traditionele · traditionelel
- traditionelles ← rtaditionelles · tarditionelles · tradditionelles · tradiitonelles · traditinoelles · traditioenlles · traditionelels · traditioneles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traditionelle" and "traditionelles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "traditionelle" or "traditionelles"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traditionelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traditionelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traditionelle" and "traditionelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traditioneller vs traditionelles". 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 #1,789,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.