Which to use
“echte” is an adjective and “elfte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,691
- “echte” frequency rank
- #31,024
- “elfte” frequency rank
- 32715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echte | elfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt | nach dem beziehungsweise der zehnten kommend; dem zwölften vorausgehend |
Where the eye mixes echte and elfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echte with elfte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echte is [ˈɛçtə] while elfte is [ˈɛlftə]. 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 num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32715, 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]. elfte is at rank #31,024, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈɛlftə].
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 32715, this pair ranks #1,701,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echte vs elfte
Shared letters: et. Private to "echte": ch. Private to "elfte": fl.
"echte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "elfte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echte" and "elfte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "echte" or "elfte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "echte" and "elfte" 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 "elfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echte" and "elfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Elfe vs elfte". 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 #1,701,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.