Which to use
“effektiv” and “effektives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,411
- “effektiv” frequency rank
- #45,874
- “effektives” frequency rank
- 52285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effektiv | effektives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fähigkeit besitzend, eine Aufgabe erfolgreich zu erledigen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv |
Where the eye mixes effektiv and effektives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses effektiv with effektives
A purely visual mix-up. effektiv ([ɛfɛkˈtiːf]) and effektives ([ɛfɛkˈtiːvəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “effektiv” sits inside “effektives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effektiv is recorded at frequency rank #6,411, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛfɛkˈtiːf]. effektives is at rank #45,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛfɛkˈtiːvəs].
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 52285, this pair ranks #1,102,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of effektiv vs effektives
Shared letters: efiktv. Private to "effektiv": -. Private to "effektives": s.
"effektiv" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "effektives" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- effektiv ← efefktiv · efektiv · effekitv · effekktiv · effektivv · effekttiv · effektvi · effetkiv
- effektives ← efefktives · efektives · effekitves · effekktives · effektievs · effektivess · effektivse · effektivves
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "effektiv" and "effektives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "effektiv" vs "effektives" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "effektiv" and "effektives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "effektiv" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "effektives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,102,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effektiv" and "effektives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effektiven vs effektives". 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 #1,102,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.