Which to use
“wirksamen” and “wirksames” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,128
- “wirksamen” frequency rank
- #36,136
- “wirksames” frequency rank
- 57264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirksamen | wirksames |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam |
Where the eye mixes wirksamen and wirksames
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wirksamen and wirksames follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wirksamen vs wirksames
A purely visual mix-up. wirksamen ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]) and wirksames ([ˈvɪʁkˌzaːməs]) 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 s in “wirksames”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57264, 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]. wirksames is at rank #36,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːməs].
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 57264, this pair ranks #908,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wirksamen vs wirksames
Shared letters: aeikmrsw. Private to "wirksamen": n. Private to "wirksames": -.
"wirksamen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "wirksames" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirksamen" for "wirksames" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wirksamen" vs "wirksames" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wirksamen" and "wirksames" 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 "wirksames" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #908,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirksamen" and "wirksames" 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 #908,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.