addiertvsändertWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“addiert” and “ändert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,290
“addiert” frequency rank
#2,527
“ändert” frequency rank
28817
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature addiert ändert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs addieren 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ändern

Where the eye mixes addiert and ändert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. addiert runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against ändert's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
addiert
6 ch
ändert

Visual trap between addiert and ändert

A purely visual mix-up. addiert ([aˈdiːɐ̯t]) and ändert ([ˈɛndɐt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

addiert is recorded at frequency rank #26,290, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈdiːɐ̯t]. ändert is at rank #2,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndɐt].

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 28817, this pair ranks #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of addiert vs ändert

Shared letters: dert. Private to "addiert": ai. Private to "ändert": nä.

"addiert" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC  ·  "ändert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • addiert ← addeirt · addierrt · addiertt · addietr · addiret · adidert · adiert · dadiert

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "addiert" for "ändert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈdiːɐ̯t] versus [ˈɛndɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "addiert" or "ändert"?
"ändert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,527 in our German list, against #26,290 for "addiert". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "addiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ändert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "addiert" and "ändert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addieren vs addiert". 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 #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list