Which to use
“konkret” and “konkreter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,215
- “konkret” frequency rank
- #14,106
- “konkreter” frequency rank
- 18321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konkret | konkreter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sinnlich erfahrbar, anschaulich; wirklich; gegenständlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konkret |
Where the eye mixes konkret and konkreter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. konkret runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against konkreter's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between konkret and konkreter
A purely visual mix-up. konkret ([kɔnˈkʁeːt]) and konkreter ([kɔnˈkʁeːtɐ]) 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) - “konkret” sits inside “konkreter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
konkret is recorded at frequency rank #4,215, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnˈkʁeːt]. konkreter is at rank #14,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnˈkʁeːtɐ].
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 18321, this pair ranks #1,919,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of konkret vs konkreter
Shared letters: eknort. Private to "konkret": -. Private to "konkreter": -.
"konkret" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "konkreter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "konkret" and "konkreter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "konkret" vs "konkreter" - 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 "konkret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konkreter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konkret" and "konkreter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konkret vs konntet". 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 #1,919,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.