Which to use
“radioaktiven” and “radioaktiver” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,579
- “radioaktiven” frequency rank
- #42,748
- “radioaktiver” frequency rank
- 69327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radioaktiven | radioaktiver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs radioaktiv | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs radioaktiv |
Where the eye mixes radioaktiven and radioaktiver
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. radioaktiven and radioaktiver follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: radioaktiven vs radioaktiver
A purely visual mix-up. radioaktiven ([ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvn̩]) and radioaktiver ([ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvɐ]) 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 - n in “radioaktiven” becomes r in “radioaktiver”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radioaktiven is recorded at frequency rank #26,579, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvn̩]. radioaktiver is at rank #42,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʁadi̯oʔakˈtiːvɐ].
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 69327, this pair ranks #479,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of radioaktiven vs radioaktiver
Shared letters: adeikortv. Private to "radioaktiven": n. Private to "radioaktiver": -.
"radioaktiven" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCVC · "radioaktiver" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- radioaktiven ← ardioaktiven · raddioaktiven · radiaoktiven · radioakitven · radioakktiven · radioaktievn · radioaktivenn · radioaktivne
- radioaktiver ← ardioaktiver · raddioaktiver · radiaoktiver · radioakitver · radioakktiver · radioaktievr · radioaktiverr · radioaktivre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "radioaktiven" and "radioaktiver" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "radioaktiven" or "radioaktiver" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "radioaktiven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radioaktiver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radioaktiven" and "radioaktiver" 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 #479,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.