Which to use
“korrekt” and “korrekter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,667
- “korrekt” frequency rank
- #25,632
- “korrekter” frequency rank
- 29299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | korrekt | korrekter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass etwas richtig und nicht falsch ist | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs korrekt |
Where the eye mixes korrekt and korrekter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. korrekt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against korrekter's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between korrekt and korrekter
A purely visual mix-up. korrekt ([kɔˈʁɛkt]) and korrekter ([kɔˈʁɛktɐ]) 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) - “korrekt” sits inside “korrekter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
korrekt is recorded at frequency rank #3,667, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔˈʁɛkt]. korrekter is at rank #25,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔˈʁɛktɐ].
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 29299, this pair ranks #1,769,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of korrekt vs korrekter
Shared letters: ekort. Private to "korrekt": -. Private to "korrekter": -.
"korrekt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "korrekter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "korrekt" for "korrekter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "korrekt" vs "korrekter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "korrekt" and "korrekter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "korrekt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "korrekter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,769,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "korrekt" and "korrekter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "korrekten vs korrekter". 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 #1,769,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.