Which to use
“effects” is a verb and “Effekte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,305
- “effects” frequency rank
- #6,286
- “Effekte” frequency rank
- 30591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effects | Effekte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs effect | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Effekt |
Letter map: effects vs Effekte
Shared letters muted; letters that set effects and Effekte apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: effects vs Effekte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: effects is averb and Effekteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effects is recorded at frequency rank #24,305, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Effekte is at rank #6,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛˈfɛktə].
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 30591, this pair ranks #1,744,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of effects vs Effekte
Shared letters: eft. Private to "effects": cs. Private to "Effekte": k.
"effects" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Effekte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "effects" vs "Effekte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "effects" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Effekte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,744,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effects" and "Effekte" 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 #1,744,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.