IntegrationvsInteraktionWhich spelling fits?

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

#2,400
“Integration” frequency rank
#9,930
“Interaktion” frequency rank
12330
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Integration Interaktion
Definition die Einbeziehung, Eingliederung in ein größeres Ganzes wechselseitiges aufeinander Einwirken von Akteuren oder Systemen

Where the eye mixes Integration and Interaktion

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Integration
11 ch
Interaktion

Visual trap between Integration and Interaktion

A purely visual mix-up. Integration ([ɪnteɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Interaktion ([ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Integration is recorded at frequency rank #2,400, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪnteɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Interaktion is at rank #9,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːn].

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 12330, this pair ranks #1,964,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Integration vs Interaktion

Shared letters: aeinort. Private to "Integration": g. Private to "Interaktion": k.

"Integration" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC  ·  "Interaktion" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Integrationinetgration · inntegration · integartion · integgration · integraiton · integratino · integrationn · integratoin
  • Interaktioninetraktion · innteraktion · intearktion · interakiton · interakktion · interaktino · interaktionn · interaktoin

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Integration" and "Interaktion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪnteɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] versus [ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Integration" or "Interaktion"?
"Integration" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,400 in our German list, against #9,930 for "Interaktion". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Integration" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Interaktion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,964,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Integration" and "Interaktion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Integration vs integrativen". 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 #1,964,813 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