Which to use
“effektive” and “effektivste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,416
- “effektive” frequency rank
- #47,337
- “effektivste” frequency rank
- 58753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effektive | effektivste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs effektiv |
Where the eye mixes effektive and effektivste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: effektive vs effektivste
A purely visual mix-up. effektive ([ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]) and effektivste ([ɛfɛkˈtiːfstə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effektive is recorded at frequency rank #11,416, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]. effektivste is at rank #47,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛfɛkˈtiːfstə].
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 58753, this pair ranks #850,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of effektive vs effektivste
Shared letters: efiktv. Private to "effektive": -. Private to "effektivste": s.
"effektive" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "effektivste" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- effektive ← efefktive · efektive · effekitve · effekktive · effektiev · effektivve · effekttive · effektvie
- effektivste ← efefktivste · efektivste · effekitvste · effekktivste · effektisvte · effektivset · effektivsste · effektivstte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "effektive" and "effektivste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "effektive" or "effektivste"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "effektive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "effektivste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #850,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effektive" and "effektivste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effektive 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 #850,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.