korrekt

/kɔˈʁɛkt/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. correct

    • Die Antwort ist korrekt.

      The answer is correct.

Similar words

richtig

Close synonyms for "correct"; richtig is the everyday word, korrekt is slightly more formal.

ordnungsgemäß

Ordnungsgemäß is proper/duly, done according to the correct procedure; korrekt is the more general word for correct.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

correto

correto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "correct."

Practice

1 What does korrekt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Antwort ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches korrekt?

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