abstraktvsabstraktenTell them apart

Which to use

“abstrakt” and “abstrakten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,491
“abstrakt” frequency rank
#18,788
“abstrakten” frequency rank
36279
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abstrakt abstrakten
Definition vom Besonderen oder Gegenständlichen losgelöst; verallgemeinert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt

Where the eye mixes abstrakt and abstrakten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abstrakt runs 8 letters (VCCCCVCC) against abstrakten's 10 (VCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
abstrakt
10 ch
abstrakten

Visual trap between abstrakt and abstrakten

A purely visual mix-up. abstrakt ([apˈstʁakt]) and abstrakten ([apˈstʁaktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “abstrakt” sits inside “abstrakten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abstrakt is recorded at frequency rank #17,491, classified as anadj, pronounced [apˈstʁakt]. abstrakten is at rank #18,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apˈstʁaktn̩].

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 36279, this pair ranks #1,619,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abstrakt vs abstrakten

Shared letters: abkrst. Private to "abstrakt": -. Private to "abstrakten": en.

"abstrakt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCC  ·  "abstrakten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abstrakt ← abbstrakt · absrtakt · absstrakt · abstarkt · abstrakkt · abstraktt · abstratk · abstrkat
  • abstrakten ← abbstrakten · absrtakten · absstrakten · abstarkten · abstraketn · abstrakkten · abstraktenn · abstraktne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abstrakt" and "abstrakten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apˈstʁakt] versus [apˈstʁaktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abstrakt" vs "abstrakten" - which ranks higher?
"abstrakt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,491 in our German list, against #18,788 for "abstrakten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "abstrakt" and "abstrakten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abstrakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abstrakten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,619,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abstrakt" and "abstrakten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abstatten vs abstrakten". 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 #1,619,582 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list