Which to use
“wirksam” and “wirksamer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,697
- “wirksam” frequency rank
- #26,697
- “wirksamer” frequency rank
- 34394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirksam | wirksamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine bestimmte aktive Wirkung habend, hervorrufend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam |
Where the eye mixes wirksam and wirksamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wirksam with wirksamer
A purely visual mix-up. wirksam ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːm]) and wirksamer ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmɐ]) 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) - “wirksam” sits inside “wirksamer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirksam is recorded at frequency rank #7,697, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːm]. wirksamer is at rank #26,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmɐ].
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 34394, this pair ranks #1,664,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirksam vs wirksamer
Shared letters: aikmrsw. Private to "wirksam": -. Private to "wirksamer": e.
"wirksam" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "wirksamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wirksam" and "wirksamer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wirksam" or "wirksamer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wirksam" and "wirksamer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirksam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirksamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,664,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirksam" and "wirksamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirksamer vs wirksames". 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 #1,664,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.