Which to use
“spektakulär” and “spektakulärer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,394
- “spektakulär” frequency rank
- #40,216
- “spektakulärer” frequency rank
- 59610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spektakulär | spektakulärer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufsehen erregend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spektakulär |
Where the eye mixes spektakulär and spektakulärer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. spektakulär runs 11 letters (CCVCCVCVCVC) against spektakulärer's 13 (CCVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between spektakulär and spektakulärer
A purely visual mix-up. spektakulär ([ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːɐ̯]) and spektakulärer ([ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːʁɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “spektakulär” sits inside “spektakulärer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59610, 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]. spektakulärer is at rank #40,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɛktakuˈlɛːʁɐ].
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 59610, this pair ranks #818,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spektakulär vs spektakulärer
Shared letters: aeklprstuä. Private to "spektakulär": -. Private to "spektakulärer": -.
"spektakulär" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC · "spektakulärer" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spektakulär" and "spektakulärer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spektakulär" or "spektakulärer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spektakulär" and "spektakulärer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spektakulär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spektakulärer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #818,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spektakulär" and "spektakulärer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spektakulären vs spektakulärer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #818,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.