EtikettvsEtiketteTell them apart

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“Etikett” and “Etikette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,243
“Etikett” frequency rank
#34,638
“Etikette” frequency rank
55881
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Where the eye mixes Etikett and Etikette

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Etikett runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against Etikette's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Etikett
8 ch
Etikette

Look-alike desk: Etikett vs Etikette

A purely visual mix-up. Etikett ([etiˈkɛt]) and Etikette ([etiˈkɛtə]) 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) - “Etikett” sits inside “Etikette”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Etikett is recorded at frequency rank #21,243, classified as anoun, pronounced [etiˈkɛt]. Etikette is at rank #34,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [etiˈkɛtə].

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 55881, this pair ranks #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Etikett vs Etikette

Shared letters: eikt. Private to "Etikett": -. Private to "Etikette": -.

"Etikett" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC  ·  "Etikette" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Etikett ← eitkett · etiektt · etiket · etikkett · etiktet · etkiett · ettikett · teikett
  • Etikette ← eitkette · etiektte · etikete · etiketet · etikkette · etiktete · etkiette · ettikette

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Etikett" for "Etikette" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([etiˈkɛt] versus [etiˈkɛtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Etikett" vs "Etikette" - which ranks higher?
"Etikett" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,243 in our German list, against #34,638 for "Etikette". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Etikett" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Etikette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Etikett" and "Etikette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Etikette vs Etiketten". 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 #962,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list