nacktvsnackterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,608
“nackt” frequency rank
#26,540
“nackter” frequency rank
30148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes nackt and nackter

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

5 ch
nackt
7 ch
nackter

Look-alike desk: nackt vs nackter

A purely visual mix-up. nackt ([nakt]) and nackter ([ˈnaktɐ]) 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 “nackter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30148, 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]. nackter is at rank #26,540, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktɐ].

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 30148, this pair ranks #1,753,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nackt vs nackter

Shared letters: acknt. Private to "nackt": -. Private to "nackter": er.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nackt ← anckt · nacckt · nackkt · nacktt · nactk · nakct · ncakt · nnackt
  • nackter ← anckter · nacckter · nacketr · nackkter · nackterr · nacktre · nacktter · nactker

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nackt" and "nackter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([nakt] versus [ˈnaktɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "nackt" vs "nackter" - which ranks higher?
"nackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,608 in our German list, against #26,540 for "nackter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nackter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,753,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nackt" and "nackter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nackter vs nickte". 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 #1,753,483 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