adjective
correct
B1
Korrekt means 'correct' or 'accurate', used for answers, facts, behavior, or procedures. It’s gradable (korrekter, am korrektesten) and contrasts with inkorrekt. Formal register possible. Not a participle; used attributively or predicatively. No special prepositions or auxiliary verbs involved. Common in spoken and written German.
Examples
Deine Antwort ist korrekt.
Your answer is correct.
Der Lehrer markierte die Aufgaben, weil viele Ergebnisse nicht korrekt waren.
The teacher marked the tasks because many results were not correct.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a green check mark next to an answer to show it's korrekt.
Very close to English 'correct'.
Notes
'korrekt' is slightly more formal than 'richtig' in some contexts. It can be compared: korrekter, am korrektesten (predicatively often 'am korrektesten' or 'korrekteste' in set expressions).