animiertevsanimiertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,960
“animierte” frequency rank
#38,576
“animierten” frequency rank
72536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature animierte animierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs animiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs animiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set animierte and animierten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
animierte
10 ch
animierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. animierte ([aniˈmiːɐ̯tə]) and animierten ([aniˈmiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “animierte” sits inside “animierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

animierte is recorded at frequency rank #33,960, classified as anadj, pronounced [aniˈmiːɐ̯tə]. 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 72536, this pair ranks #385,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of animierte vs animierten

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

"animierte" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCCV  ·  "animierten" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • animierteainmierte · aniimerte · animeirte · animieret · animierrte · animiertte · animietre · animirete
  • animiertenainmierten · aniimerten · animeirten · animieretn · animierrten · animiertenn · animiertne · animiertten

Frequency comparison

animierte#33,960
animierten#38,576

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "animierte" and "animierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aniˈmiːɐ̯tə] versus [aniˈmiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "animierte" or "animierten"?
"animierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,960 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.

Remembering animierte vs animierten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “animierte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list