animiertvsanimiertenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: animiert is a verb, animierten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“animiert” is a verb and “animierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,414
“animiert” frequency rank
#38,576
“animierten” frequency rank
61990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature animiert animierten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs animieren Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs animiert

Where the eye mixes animiert and animierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. animiert runs 8 letters (VCVCVVCC) against animierten's 10 (VCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
animiert
10 ch
animierten

Look-alike desk: animiert vs animierten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: animiert is [aniˈmiːɐ̯t] while animierten is [aniˈmiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “animiert” sits inside “animierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

animiert is recorded at frequency rank #23,414, classified as averb, pronounced [aniˈmiːɐ̯t]. animierten is at rank #38,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aniˈmiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 61990, this pair ranks #729,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of animiert vs animierten

Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "animiert": -. Private to "animierten": -.

"animiert" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC  ·  "animierten" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • animiert ← ainmiert · aniimert · animeirt · animierrt · animiertt · animietr · animiret · animmiert
  • animierten ← ainmierten · aniimerten · animeirten · animieretn · animierrten · animiertenn · animiertne · animiertten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "animiert" and "animierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "animiert" is a verb and "animierten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "animiert" or "animierten"?
"animiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,414 in our German list, against #38,576 for "animierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "animiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "animierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #729,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "animiert" and "animierten" 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 #729,325 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