Which to use
“interactive” and “interaktiv” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,591
- “interactive” frequency rank
- #39,441
- “interaktiv” frequency rank
- 77032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interactive | interaktiv |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interaktiv | das wechselseitige Aufeinander-Reagieren zulassend, fördernd oder darauf bezogen |
Letter map: interactive vs interaktiv
Shared letters muted; letters that set interactive and interaktiv apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Pair insight - interactive / interaktiv
interactive and interaktiv are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interactive is recorded at frequency rank #37,591, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. interaktiv is at rank #39,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːf].
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 77032, this pair ranks #270,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interactive vs interaktiv
Shared letters: aeinrtv. Private to "interactive": c. Private to "interaktiv": k.
"interactive" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "interaktiv" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interactive ← inetractive · innteractive · intearctive · interacctive · interacitve · interactiev · interactivve · interacttive
- interaktiv ← inetraktiv · innteraktiv · intearktiv · interakitv · interakktiv · interaktivv · interakttiv · interaktvi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interactive" and "interaktiv" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "interactive" or "interaktiv" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "interactive" vs "interaktiv" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "interactive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interaktiv" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interactive" and "interaktiv" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interactive vs puzzles". 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 #270,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.