intaktvsintaktenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,938
“intakt” frequency rank
#37,590
“intakten” frequency rank
56528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intakt intakten
Definition unversehrt, funktionsfähig, unbeschädigt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intakt

Where the eye mixes intakt and intakten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intakt runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against intakten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
intakt
8 ch
intakten

Why the eye confuses intakt with intakten

A purely visual mix-up. intakt ([ɪnˈtakt]) and intakten ([ɪnˈtaktn̩]) 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) - “intakt” sits inside “intakten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intakt is recorded at frequency rank #18,938, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtakt]. intakten is at rank #37,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtaktn̩].

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 56528, this pair ranks #936,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intakt vs intakten

Shared letters: aiknt. Private to "intakt": -. Private to "intakten": e.

"intakt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "intakten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intaktinatkt · inntakt · intakkt · intaktt · intatk · intkat · inttakt · itnakt
  • intakteninatkten · inntakten · intaketn · intakkten · intaktenn · intaktne · intaktten · intatken

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intakt" and "intakten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɪnˈtakt] versus [ɪnˈtaktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "intakt" vs "intakten" - which ranks higher?
"intakt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,938 in our German list, against #37,590 for "intakten". 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 "intakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intakten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #936,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intakt" and "intakten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intakte vs intakten". 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 #936,702 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