experimental

/[ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,129

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

experimental is anGermanadj. It means: auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftliche) Versuchen Pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]. Often confused with Experimente and experiments.

Key facts for experimental
PropertyValue
Headwordexperimental
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,129
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of experimental in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for experimental is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,129 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for experimental, with forms such as "epxerimental", "exeprimental", and "expeirmental". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Experimente", "experiments", "Experimenten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is experimental, spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftliche) Versuchen
  2. 2
    durch besondere neuartige Merkmale geprägt

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxerimental,exeprimental,expeirmental,experiemntal,experimenatl,experimenntal,experimentall,experimentla,experimenttal,experimetnal,experimmental,experimnetal,expermiental,experrimental,expperimental,expreimental,exxperimental,xeperimental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for experimental

Misspelling Variants of "experimental"

epxerimental12exeprimental12expeirmental12experiemntal12experimenatl12experimenntal13experimentall13experimentla12
Misspelling Variants of "experimental"

Frequency rank: #48,129 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "experimental"?
"experimental" is spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl].
What does "experimental" mean?
As an adj, "experimental" means: auf (wissenschaftlichen) Versuchen basierend; mithilfe von (wissenschaftliche) Versuchen
What words are commonly confused with "experimental"?
"experimental" is commonly confused with "Experimente", "experiments", "Experimenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "experimental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "experimental" is [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "experimental" come from?
"experimental" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.