Which to use
“signifikant” is an adjective and “Signifikanten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,590
- “signifikant” frequency rank
- #24,129
- “Signifikanten” frequency rank
- 36719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signifikant | Signifikanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in deutlicher Weise als wesentlich, wichtig, bedeutend, erheblich, erkennbar | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Signifikant |
Where the eye mixes signifikant and Signifikanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. signifikant runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCC) against Signifikanten's 13 (CVCCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between signifikant and Signifikanten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: signifikant is [zɪɡnifiˈkant] while Signifikanten is [zɪɡnifiˈkantn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “signifikant” sits inside “Signifikanten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signifikant is recorded at frequency rank #12,590, classified as anadj, pronounced [zɪɡnifiˈkant]. Signifikanten is at rank #24,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɪɡnifiˈkantn̩].
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 36719, this pair ranks #1,608,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signifikant vs Signifikanten
Shared letters: afgiknst. Private to "signifikant": -. Private to "Signifikanten": e.
"signifikant" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCC · "Signifikanten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signifikant ← isgnifikant · sginifikant · siggnifikant · siginfikant · signfiikant · signiffikant · signifiaknt · signifikannt
- Signifikanten ← isgnifikanten · sginifikanten · siggnifikanten · siginfikanten · signfiikanten · signiffikanten · signifiaknten · signifikanetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signifikant" and "Signifikanten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "signifikant" or "Signifikanten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "signifikant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Signifikanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signifikant" and "Signifikanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signifikante vs Signifikanten". 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 #1,608,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.