Which to use
“kompakte” and “kompakter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,798
- “kompakte” frequency rank
- #37,027
- “kompakter” frequency rank
- 59825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompakte | kompakter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt |
Where the eye mixes kompakte and kompakter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kompakte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against kompakter's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kompakte vs kompakter
A purely visual mix-up. kompakte ([kɔmˈpaktə]) and kompakter ([kɔmˈpaktɐ]) 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) - “kompakte” sits inside “kompakter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kompakte is recorded at frequency rank #22,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈpaktə]. kompakter is at rank #37,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈpaktɐ].
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 59825, this pair ranks #809,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kompakte vs kompakter
Shared letters: aekmopt. Private to "kompakte": -. Private to "kompakter": r.
"kompakte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "kompakter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kompakte" and "kompakter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kompakte" vs "kompakter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kompakte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kompakter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #809,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompakte" and "kompakter" 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 #809,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.