Which to use
“turbulente” and “turbulenten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,298
- “turbulente” frequency rank
- #38,460
- “turbulenten” frequency rank
- 82758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turbulente | turbulenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs turbulent | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs turbulent |
Where the eye mixes turbulente and turbulenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. turbulente runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against turbulenten's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses turbulente with turbulenten
A purely visual mix-up. turbulente ([tʊʁbuˈlɛntə]) and turbulenten ([tʊʁbuˈlɛntn̩]) 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) - “turbulente” sits inside “turbulenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turbulente is recorded at frequency rank #44,298, classified as anadj, pronounced [tʊʁbuˈlɛntə]. turbulenten is at rank #38,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tʊʁbuˈlɛntn̩].
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 82758, this pair ranks #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turbulente vs turbulenten
Shared letters: belnrtu. Private to "turbulente": -. Private to "turbulenten": -.
"turbulente" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "turbulenten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turbulente ← trubulente · tturbulente · tubrulente · turbbulente · turbluente · turbuelnte · turbulenet · turbulennte
- turbulenten ← trubulenten · tturbulenten · tubrulenten · turbbulenten · turbluenten · turbuelnten · turbulenetn · turbulennten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turbulente" and "turbulenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "turbulente" or "turbulenten" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "turbulente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turbulenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turbulente" and "turbulenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turbulent vs turbulente". 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 #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.