interaktivvsinteraktiveWhat's the difference?

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.

10 ch
interaktiv
11 ch
interaktive

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

  • interaktivinetraktiv · innteraktiv · intearktiv · interakitv · interakktiv · interaktivv · interakttiv · interaktvi
  • interaktiveinetraktive · innteraktive · intearktive · interakitve · interakktive · interaktiev · interaktivve · interakttive

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interaktiv" for "interaktive" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːf] versus [ˌɪntɐʔakˈtiːvə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interaktiv" vs "interaktive" - which ranks higher?
"interaktive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,041 in our German list, against #39,441 for "interaktiv". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list