Which to use
“echte” and “echtem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,691
- “echte” frequency rank
- #22,688
- “echtem” frequency rank
- 24379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echte | echtem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echte and echtem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echte and echtem
A purely visual mix-up. echte ([ˈɛçtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “echte” sits inside “echtem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echte is recorded at frequency rank #1,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtə]. 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 24379, this pair ranks #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echte vs echtem
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echte": -. Private to "echtem": m.
"echte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "echtem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echte" and "echtem" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "echte" or "echtem" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echte" 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 #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echte" and "echtem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echte vs erachte". 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 #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.