Which to use
“senkrechte” and “senkrechten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,019
- “senkrechte” frequency rank
- #34,904
- “senkrechten” frequency rank
- 73923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | senkrechte | senkrechten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs senkrecht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs senkrecht |
Where the eye mixes senkrechte and senkrechten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. senkrechte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against senkrechten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: senkrechte vs senkrechten
A purely visual mix-up. senkrechte ([ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtə]) and senkrechten ([ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtn̩]) 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) - “senkrechte” sits inside “senkrechten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
senkrechte is recorded at frequency rank #39,019, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtə]. senkrechten is at rank #34,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçtn̩].
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 73923, this pair ranks #347,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of senkrechte vs senkrechten
Shared letters: cehknrst. Private to "senkrechte": -. Private to "senkrechten": -.
"senkrechte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "senkrechten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- senkrechte ← esnkrechte · seknrechte · senkerchte · senkkrechte · senkrcehte · senkrecchte · senkrechet · senkrechhte
- senkrechten ← esnkrechten · seknrechten · senkerchten · senkkrechten · senkrcehten · senkrecchten · senkrechetn · senkrechhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "senkrechte" and "senkrechten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "senkrechte" or "senkrechten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "senkrechte" and "senkrechten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "senkrechte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "senkrechten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "senkrechte" and "senkrechten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senkrecht vs senkrechte". 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 #347,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.