Which to use
“echte” and “echter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,691
- “echte” frequency rank
- #3,721
- “echter” frequency rank
- 5412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echte | echter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echte and echter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echte with echter
A purely visual mix-up. echte ([ˈɛçtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “echte” sits inside “echter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5412, 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]. 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 5412, this pair ranks #1,994,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echte vs echter
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echte": -. Private to "echter": r.
"echte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "echter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echte" for "echter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "echte" vs "echter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "echte" and "echter" 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 "echter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echte" 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 #1,994,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.