Which to use
“effects” is a verb and “Effekt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,305
- “effects” frequency rank
- #3,109
- “Effekt” frequency rank
- 27414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effects | Effekt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs effect | Wirkung, die einfach entsteht oder auch absichtlich herbeigeführt werden kann, wobei diese auch überraschend oder beeindruckend sein kann |
Letter map: effects vs Effekt
Shared letters muted; letters that set effects and Effekt apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: effects vs Effekt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: effects is averb and Effektanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effects is recorded at frequency rank #24,305, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Effekt is at rank #3,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛˈfɛkt].
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 27414, this pair ranks #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of effects vs Effekt
Shared letters: eft. Private to "effects": cs. Private to "Effekt": k.
"effects" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Effekt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "effects" for "Effekt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "effects" vs "Effekt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "effects" and "Effekt".
- Full dictionary entry for "effects" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Effekt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effects" and "Effekt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effects vs puzzles". 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 #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.