Which to use
“effektiver” and “effektives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,127
- “effektiver” frequency rank
- #45,874
- “effektives” frequency rank
- 59001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effektiver | effektives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv |
Where the eye mixes effektiver and effektives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: effektiver vs effektives
A purely visual mix-up. effektiver ([ɛfɛkˈtiːvɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “effektiver” becomes s in “effektives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effektiver is recorded at frequency rank #13,127, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛfɛkˈtiːvɐ]. 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 59001, this pair ranks #841,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of effektiver vs effektives
Shared letters: efiktv. Private to "effektiver": r. Private to "effektives": s.
"effektiver" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "effektives" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- effektiver ← efefktiver · efektiver · effekitver · effekktiver · effektievr · effektiverr · effektivre · effektivver
- effektives ← efefktives · efektives · effekitves · effekktives · effektievs · effektivess · effektivse · effektivves
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "effektiver" for "effektives" ever safe?
Which is more common, "effektiver" or "effektives"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "effektiver" 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 #841,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effektiver" 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 #841,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.