Which to use
“echt” is an adjective and “Ecke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #394
- “echt” frequency rank
- #1,806
- “Ecke” frequency rank
- 2200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echt | Ecke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unverfälscht | Punkt, in welchem zwei begrenzende Linien einer Fläche beziehungsweise drei oder mehr Grenzflächen eines Körpers zusammenstoßen |
Where the eye mixes echt and Ecke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echt is [ɛçt] while Ecke is [ˈɛkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echt is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛçt]. Ecke is at rank #1,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛkə].
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 2200, this pair ranks #2,002,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echt vs Ecke
Shared letters: ce. Private to "echt": ht. Private to "Ecke": k.
"echt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "Ecke" · 4 letters · shape VCCV