Which to use
“adoptieren” and “adoptiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,877
- “adoptieren” frequency rank
- #22,999
- “adoptiert” frequency rank
- 48876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptieren | adoptiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden als Kind annehmen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs adoptieren |
Where the eye mixes adoptieren and adoptiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adoptieren vs adoptiert
A purely visual mix-up. adoptieren ([adɔpˈtiːʁən]) and adoptiert ([adɔpˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 48876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptieren is recorded at frequency rank #25,877, classified as averb, pronounced [adɔpˈtiːʁən]. adoptiert is at rank #22,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [adɔpˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 48876, this pair ranks #1,232,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptieren vs adoptiert
Shared letters: adeioprt. Private to "adoptieren": n. Private to "adoptiert": -.
"adoptieren" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "adoptiert" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adoptieren ← addoptieren · adopiteren · adopptieren · adopteiren · adoptieern · adoptierenn · adoptierne · adoptierren
- adoptiert ← addoptiert · adopitert · adopptiert · adopteirt · adoptierrt · adoptiertt · adoptietr · adoptiret
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adoptieren" and "adoptiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adoptieren" or "adoptiert"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adoptieren" and "adoptiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,232,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptieren" and "adoptiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adaptiert vs adoptiert". 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 #1,232,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.