Which to use
“echte” and “echten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,691
- “echte” frequency rank
- #2,539
- “echten” frequency rank
- 4230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echte | echten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echte and echten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echte with echten
A purely visual mix-up. echte ([ˈɛçtə]) and echten ([ˈɛçtn̩]) 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 “echten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4230, 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]. echten is at rank #2,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtn̩].
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 4230, this pair ranks #1,998,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echte vs echten
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echte": -. Private to "echten": n.
"echte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "echten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echte" and "echten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echte" vs "echten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "echte" and "echten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echte" and "echten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echten vs Exoten". 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 #1,998,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.