Which to use
“ekelhaft” and “ekelhafte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,071
- “ekelhaft” frequency rank
- #34,611
- “ekelhafte” frequency rank
- 44682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ekelhaft | ekelhafte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ekel hervorrufend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft |
Where the eye mixes ekelhaft and ekelhafte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ekelhaft runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCC) against ekelhafte's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ekelhaft with ekelhafte
A purely visual mix-up. ekelhaft ([ˈeːkl̩haft]) and ekelhafte ([ˈeːkl̩haftə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ekelhaft” sits inside “ekelhafte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ekelhaft is recorded at frequency rank #10,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːkl̩haft]. ekelhafte is at rank #34,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːkl̩haftə].
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 44682, this pair ranks #1,378,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ekelhaft vs ekelhafte
Shared letters: aefhklt. Private to "ekelhaft": -. Private to "ekelhafte": -.
"ekelhaft" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "ekelhafte" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ekelhaft" and "ekelhafte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ekelhaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ekelhafte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,378,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ekelhaft" and "ekelhafte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ekelhafte vs ekelhaften". 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 #1,378,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.