nacktvsnacktenWhich spelling fits?

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“nackt” and “nackten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,608
“nackt” frequency rank
#10,709
“nackten” frequency rank
14317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nackt nackten
Definition keine Bekleidung oder sonstige Bedeckung tragend; nicht bekleidet, nicht bedeckt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt

Where the eye mixes nackt and nackten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nackt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against nackten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
nackt
7 ch
nackten

Look-alike desk: nackt vs nackten

A purely visual mix-up. nackt ([nakt]) and nackten ([ˈnaktn̩]) 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) - “nackt” sits inside “nackten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nackt is recorded at frequency rank #3,608, classified as anadj, pronounced [nakt]. nackten is at rank #10,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktn̩].

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 14317, this pair ranks #1,952,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nackt vs nackten

Shared letters: acknt. Private to "nackt": -. Private to "nackten": e.

"nackt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "nackten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nackt ← anckt · nacckt · nackkt · nacktt · nactk · nakct · ncakt · nnackt
  • nackten ← anckten · nacckten · nacketn · nackkten · nacktenn · nacktne · nacktten · nactken

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nackt" and "nackten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([nakt] versus [ˈnaktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nackt" or "nackten"?
"nackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,608 in our German list, against #10,709 for "nackten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "nackt" and "nackten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nackten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,952,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nackt" and "nackten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nackt vs neck". 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 #1,952,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list