Which to use
“kompakt” and “kompakten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,954
- “kompakt” frequency rank
- #27,377
- “kompakten” frequency rank
- 40331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompakt | kompakten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dicht gefügt, ohne große Zwischenräume, wenig Raum beanspruchend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt |
Where the eye mixes kompakt and kompakten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kompakt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against kompakten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kompakt with kompakten
A purely visual mix-up. kompakt ([kɔmˈpakt]) and kompakten ([kɔmˈpaktn̩]) 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) - “kompakt” sits inside “kompakten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kompakt is recorded at frequency rank #12,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈpakt]. kompakten is at rank #27,377, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈpaktn̩].
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 40331, this pair ranks #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kompakt vs kompakten
Shared letters: akmopt. Private to "kompakt": -. Private to "kompakten": en.
"kompakt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "kompakten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kompakt" and "kompakten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "kompakt" or "kompakten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kompakt" and "kompakten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kompakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kompakten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompakt" and "kompakten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kompakten vs kompakter". 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 #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.