Which to use
“exakt” and “exakte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,607
- “exakt” frequency rank
- #14,059
- “exakte” frequency rank
- 18666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exakt | exakte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den gegebenen Bedingungen vollständig entsprechend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exakt |
Where the eye mixes exakt and exakte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exakt runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against exakte's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exakt with exakte
A purely visual mix-up. exakt ([ɛˈksakt]) and exakte ([ɛˈksaktə]) 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) - “exakt” sits inside “exakte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exakt is recorded at frequency rank #4,607, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksakt]. exakte is at rank #14,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksaktə].
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 18666, this pair ranks #1,916,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exakt vs exakte
Shared letters: aektx. Private to "exakt": -. Private to "exakte": -.
"exakt" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "exakte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exakt" for "exakte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exakt" vs "exakte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exakte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exakt" and "exakte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exakt vs Extrakt". 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 #1,916,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.