Which to use
“absolviert” is a verb and “absolvierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,674
- “absolviert” frequency rank
- #10,029
- “absolvierte” frequency rank
- 15703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absolviert | absolvierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs absolvieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs absolviert |
Where the eye mixes absolviert and absolvierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. absolviert runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCC) against absolvierte's 11 (VCCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between absolviert and absolvierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: absolviert is [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t] while absolvierte is [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “absolviert” sits inside “absolvierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absolviert is recorded at frequency rank #5,674, classified as averb, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t]. absolvierte is at rank #10,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tə].
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 15703, this pair ranks #1,941,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absolviert vs absolvierte
Shared letters: abeilorstv. Private to "absolviert": -. Private to "absolvierte": -.
"absolviert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "absolvierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- absolviert ← abbsolviert · aboslviert · absloviert · absolivert · absollviert · absolveirt · absolvierrt · absolviertt
- absolvierte ← abbsolvierte · aboslvierte · abslovierte · absoliverte · absollvierte · absolveirte · absolvieret · absolvierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "absolviert" for "absolvierte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "absolviert" or "absolvierte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "absolviert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absolvierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absolviert" and "absolvierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absolvent vs absolviert". 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 #1,941,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.