Which to use
“echt” and “echtem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #394
- “echt” frequency rank
- #22,688
- “echtem” frequency rank
- 23082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echt | echtem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unverfälscht | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echt and echtem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echt vs echtem
A purely visual mix-up. echt ([ɛçt]) and echtem ([ˈɛçtəm]) 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) - “echt” sits inside “echtem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echt is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛçt]. echtem is at rank #22,688, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtəm].
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 23082, this pair ranks #1,865,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echt vs echtem
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echt": -. Private to "echtem": m.
"echt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "echtem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echt" and "echtem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "echt" vs "echtem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "echt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echtem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echt" and "echtem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EBIT vs echt". 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 #1,865,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.