Which to use
“ekelhaft” and “ekelhaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,071
- “ekelhaft” frequency rank
- #45,244
- “ekelhaften” frequency rank
- 55315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ekelhaft | ekelhaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ekel hervorrufend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft |
Where the eye mixes ekelhaft and ekelhaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ekelhaft runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCC) against ekelhaften's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ekelhaft vs ekelhaften
A purely visual mix-up. ekelhaft ([ˈeːkl̩haft]) and ekelhaften ([ˈeːkl̩haftn̩]) 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) - “ekelhaft” sits inside “ekelhaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55315, 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]. ekelhaften is at rank #45,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːkl̩haftn̩].
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 55315, this pair ranks #984,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ekelhaft vs ekelhaften
Shared letters: aefhklt. Private to "ekelhaft": -. Private to "ekelhaften": n.
"ekelhaft" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "ekelhaften" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ekelhaft ← eeklhaft · ekehlaft · ekelahft · ekelhafft · ekelhaftt · ekelhatf · ekelhfat · ekelhhaft
- ekelhaften ← eeklhaften · ekehlaften · ekelahften · ekelhafetn · ekelhafften · ekelhaftenn · ekelhaftne · ekelhaftten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ekelhaft" and "ekelhaften" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ekelhaft" or "ekelhaften"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ekelhaft" and "ekelhaften" 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 "ekelhaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #984,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ekelhaft" and "ekelhaften" 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 #984,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.