effektiven

[ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩]

/[ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“effektiven” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,224
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-effektiven · effektiven · German

effektiven · rank #20,224 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,224
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Effekten

Nearest frequency peer: Effekten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „effektiven“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „effektiven“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

effektiven vs effektiver
90% similar
effektiven vs effektives
90% similar
effektiven vs effektiv
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for effektiven
PropertyValue
Headwordeffektiven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,224
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „effektiven“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.effektivenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Effekten“ (#20,223), „Eigenheim“ (#20,225), „eco“ (#20,222). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „effektiven“ bei #20,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around effektiven (IPA [ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,224 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for effektiven, with forms such as "efefktiven", "efektiven", and "effekitven". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "effektiver", "effektives", "effektiv", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is effektiven, spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efefktiven
  • efektiven
  • effekitven
  • effekktiven
  • effektievn
  • effektivenn
  • effektivne
  • effektivven
  • effekttiven
  • effektvien
  • effetkiven
  • effketiven
  • fefektiven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effektiven - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efefktiven2efektiven1effekitven2effekktiven1effektievn2effektivenn1effektivne2effektivven1
Edit distance from "effektiven"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effektiven"?
"effektiven" is spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩].
What does "effektiven" mean?
As an adjective, "effektiven" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
What words are commonly confused with "effektiven"?
"effektiven" is commonly confused with "effektiver", "effektives", "effektiv". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effektiven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effektiven" is [ɛfɛkˈtiːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effektiven" come from?
"effektiven" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "effektiven", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durchlesen#20,220Euskirchen#20,240feststellt#20,249Bilderbuch#20,193

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Eigenheim13 variantsentlarvt13 variantsFahrwerk13 variantsbedeutsam13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list