automatisiertvsautomatisierteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#21,174
“automatisiert” frequency rank
#29,490
“automatisierte” frequency rank
50664
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature automatisiert automatisierte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs automatisieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs automatisiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set automatisiert and automatisierte apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
automatisiert
14 ch
automatisierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: automatisiert is [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯t] while automatisierte is [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “automatisiert” sits inside “automatisierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

automatisiert is recorded at frequency rank #21,174, classified as averb, pronounced [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯t]. automatisierte is at rank #29,490, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tə].

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 50664, this pair ranks #1,165,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of automatisiert vs automatisierte

Shared letters: aeimorstu. Private to "automatisiert": -. Private to "automatisierte": -.

"automatisiert" · 13 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVCC  ·  "automatisierte" · 14 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • automatisiertatuomatisiert · auotmatisiert · autmoatisiert · autoamtisiert · automaitsiert · automatiisert · automatiseirt · automatisierrt
  • automatisierteatuomatisierte · auotmatisierte · autmoatisierte · autoamtisierte · automaitsierte · automatiiserte · automatiseirte · automatisieret

Frequency comparison

automatisiert#21,174
automatisierte#29,490

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "automatisiert" and "automatisierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "automatisiert" is a verb and "automatisierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "automatisiert" or "automatisierte"?
"automatisiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,174 in our German list, against #29,490 for "automatisierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering automatisiert vs automatisierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “automatisiert”; for an adjective, it's “automatisierte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “automatisiert” 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