Which to use
“perfekter” and “perfektes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,214
- “perfekter” frequency rank
- #11,722
- “perfektes” frequency rank
- 24936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfekter | perfektes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs perfekt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs perfekt |
Where the eye mixes perfekter and perfektes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perfekter and perfektes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses perfekter with perfektes
A purely visual mix-up. perfekter ([pɛʁˈfɛktɐ]) and perfektes ([pɛʁˈfɛktəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “perfekter” becomes s in “perfektes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfekter is recorded at frequency rank #13,214, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈfɛktɐ]. perfektes is at rank #11,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈfɛktəs].
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 24936, this pair ranks #1,840,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perfekter vs perfektes
Shared letters: efkprt. Private to "perfekter": -. Private to "perfektes": s.
"perfekter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "perfektes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perfekter" and "perfektes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perfekter" or "perfektes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perfekter" and "perfektes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perfekter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perfektes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfekter" and "perfektes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Perfekten vs perfekter". 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 #1,840,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.