Which to use
“absolvierte” and “absolvierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,029
- “absolvierte” frequency rank
- #27,173
- “absolvierten” frequency rank
- 37202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absolvierte | absolvierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs absolviert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs absolviert |
Where the eye mixes absolvierte and absolvierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. absolvierte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCCV) against absolvierten's 12 (VCCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses absolvierte with absolvierten
A purely visual mix-up. absolvierte ([apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tə]) and absolvierten ([apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “absolvierte” sits inside “absolvierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absolvierte is recorded at frequency rank #10,029, classified as anadj, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tə]. absolvierten is at rank #27,173, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯tn̩].
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 37202, this pair ranks #1,596,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absolvierte vs absolvierten
Shared letters: abeilorstv. Private to "absolvierte": -. Private to "absolvierten": n.
"absolvierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV · "absolvierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- absolvierte ← abbsolvierte · aboslvierte · abslovierte · absoliverte · absollvierte · absolveirte · absolvieret · absolvierrte
- absolvierten ← abbsolvierten · aboslvierten · abslovierten · absoliverten · absollvierten · absolveirten · absolvieretn · absolvierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "absolvierte" and "absolvierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "absolvierte" vs "absolvierten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "absolvierte" and "absolvierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absolvierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absolvierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absolvierte" and "absolvierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absolventen vs absolvierten". 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 #1,596,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.