Which to use
“senkrecht” and “senkrechte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,928
- “senkrecht” frequency rank
- #39,019
- “senkrechte” frequency rank
- 53947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | senkrecht | senkrechte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer geraden Linie von unten nach oben oder von oben nach unten verlaufend, in einem Winkel von 90 Grad auf die (idealisierte) Erdoberfläche gerichtet sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs senkrecht |
Where the eye mixes senkrecht and senkrechte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. senkrecht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against senkrechte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses senkrecht with senkrechte
A purely visual mix-up. senkrecht ([ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt]) and senkrechte ([ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtə]) 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) - “senkrecht” sits inside “senkrechte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
senkrecht is recorded at frequency rank #14,928, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt]. senkrechte is at rank #39,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtə].
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 53947, this pair ranks #1,038,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of senkrecht vs senkrechte
Shared letters: cehknrst. Private to "senkrecht": -. Private to "senkrechte": -.
"senkrecht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "senkrechte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- senkrecht ← esnkrecht · seknrecht · senkercht · senkkrecht · senkrceht · senkreccht · senkrechht · senkrechtt
- senkrechte ← esnkrechte · seknrechte · senkerchte · senkkrechte · senkrcehte · senkrecchte · senkrechet · senkrechhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "senkrecht" and "senkrechte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "senkrecht" vs "senkrechte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "senkrecht" and "senkrechte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "senkrecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "senkrechte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,038,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "senkrecht" and "senkrechte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senkrechte vs senkrechten". 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 #1,038,016 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.