Which to use
“Konstruktion” is a noun and “konstruktive” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,097
- “Konstruktion” frequency rank
- #13,416
- “konstruktive” frequency rank
- 18513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Konstruktion | konstruktive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Entwerfen und Planen einer greifbaren Sache | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konstruktiv |
Where the eye mixes Konstruktion and konstruktive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Konstruktion (CVCCCCVCCVVC) and konstruktive (CVCCCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Konstruktion with konstruktive
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Konstruktion is [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn] while konstruktive is [kɔnstʁʊkˈtiːvə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Konstruktion is recorded at frequency rank #5,097, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. konstruktive is at rank #13,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstʁʊkˈtiːvə].
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 18513, this pair ranks #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Konstruktion vs konstruktive
Shared letters: iknorstu. Private to "Konstruktion": -. Private to "konstruktive": ev.
"Konstruktion" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVVC · "konstruktive" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Konstruktion ← kkonstruktion · knostruktion · konnstruktion · konsrtuktion · konsstruktion · konstrkution · konstrruktion · konstrukiton
- konstruktive ← kkonstruktive · knostruktive · konnstruktive · konsrtuktive · konsstruktive · konstrkutive · konstrruktive · konstrukitve
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Konstruktion" and "konstruktive" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Konstruktion" vs "konstruktive" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Konstruktion" and "konstruktive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Konstruktion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konstruktive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Konstruktion" and "konstruktive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konstruktive vs konstruktives". 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 #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.