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“lebhafte” and “lebhaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,948
- “lebhafte” frequency rank
- #33,167
- “lebhaften” frequency rank
- 60115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebhafte | lebhaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebhaft | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebhaft |
Where the eye mixes lebhafte and lebhaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. lebhafte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against lebhaften's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lebhafte vs lebhaften
A purely visual mix-up. lebhafte ([ˈleːphaftə]) and lebhaften ([ˈleːphaftn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “lebhafte” sits inside “lebhaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebhafte is recorded at frequency rank #26,948, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːphaftə]. lebhaften is at rank #33,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːphaftn̩].
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 60115, this pair ranks #799,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebhafte vs lebhaften
Shared letters: abefhlt. Private to "lebhafte": -. Private to "lebhaften": n.
"lebhafte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "lebhaften" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "lebhafte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebhaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #799,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebhafte" and "lebhaften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebhaften vs lebhafter". 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 #799,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.