Which to use
“nackte” and “nackter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,369
- “nackte” frequency rank
- #26,540
- “nackter” frequency rank
- 33909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nackte | nackter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt |
Where the eye mixes nackte and nackter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between nackte and nackter
A purely visual mix-up. nackte ([ˈnaktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “nackte” sits inside “nackter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nackte is recorded at frequency rank #7,369, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktə]. 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 33909, this pair ranks #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nackte vs nackter
Shared letters: aceknt. Private to "nackte": -. Private to "nackter": r.
"nackte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nackter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nackte" and "nackter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nackte" or "nackter"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "nackte" 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 #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nackte" 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 #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.