Which to use
“interaktiv” and “interaktive” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,441
- “interaktiv” frequency rank
- #17,041
- “interaktive” frequency rank
- 56482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interaktiv | interaktive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das wechselseitige Aufeinander-Reagieren zulassend, fördernd oder darauf bezogen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interaktiv |
Where the eye mixes interaktiv and interaktive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interaktiv and interaktive
A purely visual mix-up. interaktiv ([ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːf]) and interaktive ([ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːvə]) 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) - “interaktiv” sits inside “interaktive”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interaktiv is recorded at frequency rank #39,441, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːf]. interaktive is at rank #17,041, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːvə].
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 56482, this pair ranks #938,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interaktiv vs interaktive
Shared letters: aeiknrtv. Private to "interaktiv": -. Private to "interaktive": -.
"interaktiv" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "interaktive" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interaktiv ← inetraktiv · innteraktiv · intearktiv · interakitv · interakktiv · interaktivv · interakttiv · interaktvi
- interaktive ← inetraktive · innteraktive · intearktive · interakitve · interakktive · interaktiev · interaktivve · interakttive
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interaktiv" for "interaktive" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interaktiv" vs "interaktive" - 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 "interaktiv" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interaktive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #938,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interaktiv" and "interaktive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interactive vs interaktiv". 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 #938,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.