Which to use
“echten” and “echtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,539
- “echten” frequency rank
- #5,473
- “echtes” frequency rank
- 8012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echten | echtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt |
Where the eye mixes echten and echtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echten vs echtes
A purely visual mix-up. echten ([ˈɛçtn̩]) and echtes ([ˈɛçtəs]) 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 - n in “echten” becomes s in “echtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echten is recorded at frequency rank #2,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtn̩]. echtes is at rank #5,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtəs].
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 8012, this pair ranks #1,985,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echten vs echtes
Shared letters: ceht. Private to "echten": n. Private to "echtes": s.
"echten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "echtes" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "echten" and "echtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echten" and "echtes" 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 #1,985,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.