Which to use
“wirksame” and “wirksamer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,277
- “wirksame” frequency rank
- #26,697
- “wirksamer” frequency rank
- 39974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirksame | wirksamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam |
Where the eye mixes wirksame and wirksamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wirksame runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against wirksamer's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wirksame with wirksamer
A purely visual mix-up. wirksame ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wirksame” sits inside “wirksamer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirksame is recorded at frequency rank #13,277, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmə]. 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 39974, this pair ranks #1,521,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirksame vs wirksamer
Shared letters: aeikmrsw. Private to "wirksame": -. Private to "wirksamer": -.
"wirksame" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "wirksamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wirksame" and "wirksamer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wirksame" or "wirksamer"?
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 "wirksame" 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 #1,521,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirksame" 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 #1,521,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.