automatisiertevsautomatisiertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,490
“automatisierte” frequency rank
#36,205
“automatisierten” frequency rank
65695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature automatisierte automatisierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs automatisiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs automatisiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set automatisierte and automatisierten apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
automatisierte
15 ch
automatisierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. automatisierte ([aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tə]) and automatisierten ([aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “automatisierte” sits inside “automatisierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

automatisierte is recorded at frequency rank #29,490, classified as anadj, pronounced [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tə]. automatisierten is at rank #36,205, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tn̩].

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 65695, this pair ranks #598,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of automatisierte vs automatisierten

Shared letters: aeimorstu. Private to "automatisierte": -. Private to "automatisierten": n.

"automatisierte" · 14 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVCCV  ·  "automatisierten" · 15 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • automatisierteatuomatisierte · auotmatisierte · autmoatisierte · autoamtisierte · automaitsierte · automatiiserte · automatiseirte · automatisieret
  • automatisiertenatuomatisierten · auotmatisierten · autmoatisierten · autoamtisierten · automaitsierten · automatiiserten · automatiseirten · automatisieretn

Frequency comparison

automatisierte#29,490
automatisierten#36,205

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "automatisierte" and "automatisierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tə] versus [aʊ̯tomatiˈziːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "automatisierte" or "automatisierten"?
"automatisierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,490 in our German list, against #36,205 for "automatisierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering automatisierte vs automatisierten

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 “automatisierte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list