Which to use
“Charakter” and “Charaktere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,100
- “Charakter” frequency rank
- #6,051
- “Charaktere” frequency rank
- 8151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Charakter | Charaktere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen (Charaktereigenschaften) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Charakter |
Where the eye mixes Charakter and Charaktere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Charakter runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against Charaktere's 10 (CCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Charakter with Charaktere
A purely visual mix-up. Charakter ([kaˈʁaktɐ]) and Charaktere ([kaʁakˈteːʁə]) 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) - “Charakter” sits inside “Charaktere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Charakter is recorded at frequency rank #2,100, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈʁaktɐ]. Charaktere is at rank #6,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaʁakˈteːʁə].
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 8151, this pair ranks #1,985,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Charakter vs Charaktere
Shared letters: acehkrt. Private to "Charakter": -. Private to "Charaktere": -.
"Charakter" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "Charaktere" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Charakter ← cahrakter · ccharakter · chaarkter · charaketr · charakkter · charakterr · charaktre · charaktter
- Charaktere ← cahraktere · ccharaktere · chaarktere · charaketre · charakktere · charakteer · charakterre · charaktree
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Charakter" for "Charaktere" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Charakter" or "Charaktere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Charakter" and "Charaktere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Charakter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Charaktere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Charakter" and "Charaktere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Charakter vs charter". 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 #1,985,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.