Which to use
“radioaktiv” and “radioaktiven” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,158
- “radioaktiv” frequency rank
- #26,579
- “radioaktiven” frequency rank
- 70737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radioaktiv | radioaktiven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Radioaktivität aufweisend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs radioaktiv |
Where the eye mixes radioaktiv and radioaktiven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. radioaktiv runs 10 letters (CVCVVVCCVC) against radioaktiven's 12 (CVCVVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between radioaktiv and radioaktiven
A purely visual mix-up. radioaktiv ([ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːf]) and radioaktiven ([ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvn̩]) 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) - “radioaktiv” sits inside “radioaktiven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radioaktiv is recorded at frequency rank #44,158, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːf]. radioaktiven is at rank #26,579, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvn̩].
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 70737, this pair ranks #437,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of radioaktiv vs radioaktiven
Shared letters: adikortv. Private to "radioaktiv": -. Private to "radioaktiven": en.
"radioaktiv" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVC · "radioaktiven" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- radioaktiv ← ardioaktiv · raddioaktiv · radiaoktiv · radioakitv · radioakktiv · radioaktivv · radioakttiv · radioaktvi
- radioaktiven ← ardioaktiven · raddioaktiven · radiaoktiven · radioakitven · radioakktiven · radioaktievn · radioaktivenn · radioaktivne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "radioaktiv" and "radioaktiven" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "radioaktiv" or "radioaktiven"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "radioaktiv" and "radioaktiven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "radioaktiv" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radioaktiven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radioaktiv" and "radioaktiven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radioaktiv vs radioaktiver". 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 #437,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.