Which to use
“wirksamen” and “wirksamer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,128
- “wirksamen” frequency rank
- #26,697
- “wirksamer” frequency rank
- 47825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirksamen | wirksamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam |
Where the eye mixes wirksamen and wirksamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wirksamen and wirksamer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between wirksamen and wirksamer
A purely visual mix-up. wirksamen ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]) 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 a single letter - n in “wirksamen” becomes r in “wirksamer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirksamen is recorded at frequency rank #21,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]. 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 47825, this pair ranks #1,270,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wirksamen vs wirksamer
Shared letters: aeikmrsw. Private to "wirksamen": n. Private to "wirksamer": -.
"wirksamen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "wirksamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wirksamen" and "wirksamer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wirksamen" vs "wirksamer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wirksamen" and "wirksamer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirksamen" 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 #1,270,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirksamen" 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 #1,270,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.