Which to use
“exakte” and “exakten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,059
- “exakte” frequency rank
- #24,330
- “exakten” frequency rank
- 38389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exakte | exakten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exakt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exakt |
Where the eye mixes exakte and exakten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exakte runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against exakten's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exakte vs exakten
A purely visual mix-up. exakte ([ɛˈksaktə]) and exakten ([ɛˈksaktn̩]) 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) - “exakte” sits inside “exakten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exakte is recorded at frequency rank #14,059, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksaktə]. exakten is at rank #24,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksaktn̩].
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 38389, this pair ranks #1,565,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exakte vs exakten
Shared letters: aektx. Private to "exakte": -. Private to "exakten": n.
"exakte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "exakten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exakte" and "exakten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exakte" vs "exakten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exakte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exakten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exakte" and "exakten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exakten vs Exoten". 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 #1,565,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.