Which to use
“spektakulär” and “spektakuläre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,394
- “spektakulär” frequency rank
- #17,726
- “spektakuläre” frequency rank
- 37120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spektakulär | spektakuläre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufsehen erregend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spektakulär |
Where the eye mixes spektakulär and spektakuläre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. spektakulär runs 11 letters (CCVCCVCVCVC) against spektakuläre's 12 (CCVCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between spektakulär and spektakuläre
A purely visual mix-up. spektakulär ([ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːɐ̯]) and spektakuläre ([ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːʁə]) 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) - “spektakulär” sits inside “spektakuläre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spektakulär is recorded at frequency rank #19,394, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːɐ̯]. spektakuläre is at rank #17,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːʁə].
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 37120, this pair ranks #1,598,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spektakulär vs spektakuläre
Shared letters: aeklprstuä. Private to "spektakulär": -. Private to "spektakuläre": -.
"spektakulär" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC · "spektakuläre" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spektakulär" and "spektakuläre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spektakulär" or "spektakuläre"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spektakulär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spektakuläre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,598,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spektakulär" and "spektakuläre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spektakulär vs spektakulärer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,598,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.