Which to use
“abstrakte” and “abstrakten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,345
- “abstrakte” frequency rank
- #18,788
- “abstrakten” frequency rank
- 35133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abstrakte | abstrakten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt |
Where the eye mixes abstrakte and abstrakten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abstrakte runs 9 letters (VCCCCVCCV) against abstrakten's 10 (VCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abstrakte and abstrakten
A purely visual mix-up. abstrakte ([apˈstʁaktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “abstrakte” sits inside “abstrakten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abstrakte is recorded at frequency rank #16,345, classified as anadj, pronounced [apˈstʁaktə]. 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 35133, this pair ranks #1,647,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abstrakte vs abstrakten
Shared letters: abekrst. Private to "abstrakte": -. Private to "abstrakten": n.
"abstrakte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV · "abstrakten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abstrakte ← abbstrakte · absrtakte · absstrakte · abstarkte · abstraket · abstrakkte · abstraktte · abstratke
- abstrakten ← abbstrakten · absrtakten · absstrakten · abstarkten · abstraketn · abstrakkten · abstraktenn · abstraktne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abstrakte" and "abstrakten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abstrakte" vs "abstrakten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abstrakte" and "abstrakten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abstrakte" 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 #1,647,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abstrakte" 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 #1,647,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.