KonstantevskonstanterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Konstante is a noun, konstanter is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Konstante” is a noun and “konstanter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,878
“Konstante” frequency rank
#33,153
“konstanter” frequency rank
47031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konstante konstanter
Definition etwas, das sich innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitraumes oder Zusammenhangs nicht verändert, sondern gleich oder bestehen bleibt Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konstant

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Konstante and konstanter apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
Konstante
10 ch
konstanter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Konstante is [kɔnˈstantə] while konstanter is [kɔnˈstantɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Konstante” sits inside “konstanter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konstante is recorded at frequency rank #13,878, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈstantə]. konstanter is at rank #33,153, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnˈstantɐ].

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 47031, this pair ranks #1,298,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Konstante vs konstanter

Shared letters: aeknost. Private to "Konstante": -. Private to "konstanter": r.

"Konstante" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "konstanter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konstantekkonstante · knostante · konnstante · konsatnte · konsstante · konstanet · konstannte · konstantte
  • konstanterkkonstanter · knostanter · konnstanter · konsatnter · konsstanter · konstanetr · konstannter · konstanterr

Frequency comparison

Konstante#13,878
konstanter#33,153

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Konstante" and "konstanter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Konstante" is a noun and "konstanter" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Konstante" or "konstanter"?
"Konstante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,878 in our German list, against #33,153 for "konstanter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Konstante vs konstanter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Konstante”; for an adjective, it's “konstanter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Konstante” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list