Which to use
“echt” and “echter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #394
- “echt” frequency rank
- #3,721
- “echter” frequency rank
- 4115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echt | echter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unverfälscht | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echt and echter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echt with echter
A purely visual mix-up. echt ([ɛçt]) and echter ([ˈɛçtɐ]) 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 “echter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echt is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛçt]. echter is at rank #3,721, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtɐ].
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 4115, this pair ranks #1,998,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echt vs echter
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echt": -. Private to "echter": r.
"echt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "echter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echt" and "echter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "echt" vs "echter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "echt" and "echter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echt" and "echter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Easter vs echter". 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 #1,998,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.