Which to use
“konsistent” is an adjective and “Konsistenz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,024
- “konsistent” frequency rank
- #16,475
- “Konsistenz” frequency rank
- 65499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konsistent | Konsistenz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit innerlichem Zusammenhalt, in Zusammenhang stehend | Bestand, Zusammenhalt, Geschlossenheit und In-sich-Ruhen |
Where the eye mixes konsistent and Konsistenz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: konsistent vs Konsistenz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: konsistent is [kɔnzɪsˈtɛnt] while Konsistenz is [ˌkɔnzɪsˈtɛnt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “konsistent” becomes z in “Konsistenz”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
konsistent is recorded at frequency rank #49,024, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnzɪsˈtɛnt]. Konsistenz is at rank #16,475, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌkɔnzɪsˈtɛnt͡s].
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 65499, this pair ranks #604,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of konsistent vs Konsistenz
Shared letters: eiknost. Private to "konsistent": -. Private to "Konsistenz": z.
"konsistent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Konsistenz" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- konsistent ← kkonsistent · knosistent · konisstent · konnsistent · konsisetnt · konsisstent · konsistennt · konsistentt
- Konsistenz ← kkonsistenz · knosistenz · konisstenz · konnsistenz · konsisetnz · konsisstenz · konsistennz · konsistenzz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "konsistent" for "Konsistenz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "konsistent" vs "Konsistenz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "konsistent" and "Konsistenz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "konsistent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Konsistenz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #604,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konsistent" and "Konsistenz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Koexistenz vs Konsistenz". 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 #604,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.