Which to use
“animieren” is a verb and “animierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,189
- “animieren” frequency rank
- #33,960
- “animierte” frequency rank
- 61149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | animieren | animierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem Mut oder Lust zu etwas machen; in Stimmung versetzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs animiert |
Where the eye mixes animieren and animierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. animieren (VCVCVVCVC) and animierte (VCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses animieren with animierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: animieren is [aniˈmiːʁən] while animierte is [aniˈmiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
animieren is recorded at frequency rank #27,189, classified as averb, pronounced [aniˈmiːʁən]. animierte is at rank #33,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aniˈmiːɐ̯tə].
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 61149, this pair ranks #760,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of animieren vs animierte
Shared letters: aeimnr. Private to "animieren": -. Private to "animierte": t.
"animieren" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC · "animierte" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "animieren" for "animierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "animieren" vs "animierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "animieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "animierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #760,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "animieren" and "animierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "animierte vs animierten". 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 #760,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.