Which to use
“echtem” and “echter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,688
- “echtem” frequency rank
- #3,721
- “echter” frequency rank
- 26409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echtem | echter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echtem and echter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echtem with echter
A purely visual mix-up. echtem ([ˈɛçtəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “echtem” becomes r in “echter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echtem is recorded at frequency rank #22,688, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtəm]. 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 26409, this pair ranks #1,818,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echtem vs echter
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echtem": m. Private to "echter": r.
"echtem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "echter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echtem" for "echter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "echtem" vs "echter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "echtem" and "echter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echtem" 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 #1,818,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echtem" 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 #1,818,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.