Which to use
“abstrakten” and “abstraktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,788
- “abstrakten” frequency rank
- #40,364
- “abstraktes” frequency rank
- 59152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abstrakten | abstraktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt |
Where the eye mixes abstrakten and abstraktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abstrakten and abstraktes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abstrakten vs abstraktes
A purely visual mix-up. abstrakten ([apˈstʁaktn̩]) and abstraktes ([apˈstʁaktəs]) 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 - n in “abstrakten” becomes s in “abstraktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abstrakten is recorded at frequency rank #18,788, classified as anadj, pronounced [apˈstʁaktn̩]. abstraktes is at rank #40,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apˈstʁaktəs].
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 59152, this pair ranks #835,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abstrakten vs abstraktes
Shared letters: abekrst. Private to "abstrakten": n. Private to "abstraktes": -.
"abstrakten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "abstraktes" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abstrakten ← abbstrakten · absrtakten · absstrakten · abstarkten · abstraketn · abstrakkten · abstraktenn · abstraktne
- abstraktes ← abbstraktes · absrtaktes · absstraktes · abstarktes · abstrakets · abstrakktes · abstraktess · abstraktse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abstrakten" and "abstraktes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abstrakten" or "abstraktes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abstrakten" and "abstraktes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abstrakten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abstraktes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #835,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abstrakten" and "abstraktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abstrakter vs abstraktes". 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 #835,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.