Which to use
“zehntel” and “zehnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,220
- “zehntel” frequency rank
- #9,304
- “zehnten” frequency rank
- 31524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zehntel | zehnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einem von zehn gleich großen Teilen bestehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnte |
Where the eye mixes zehntel and zehnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zehntel and zehnten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses zehntel with zehnten
A purely visual mix-up. zehntel ([ˈt͡seːntl̩]) and zehnten ([ˈt͡seːntn̩]) 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 - l in “zehntel” becomes n in “zehnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zehntel is recorded at frequency rank #22,220, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡seːntl̩]. zehnten is at rank #9,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡seːntn̩].
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 31524, this pair ranks #1,726,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zehntel vs zehnten
Shared letters: ehntz. Private to "zehntel": l. Private to "zehnten": -.
"zehntel" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "zehnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zehntel" and "zehnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "zehntel" or "zehnten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "zehntel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zehnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zehntel" and "zehnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zehnt vs zehntel". 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 #1,726,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.