Which to use
“berichten” is a verb and “berichtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,052
- “berichten” frequency rank
- #4,866
- “berichtete” frequency rank
- 6918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berichten | berichtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über etwas informieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berichtet |
Where the eye mixes berichten and berichtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berichten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against berichtete's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berichten and berichtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berichten is [bəˈʁɪçtn̩] while berichtete is [bəˈʁɪçtətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berichten is recorded at frequency rank #2,052, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçtn̩]. berichtete is at rank #4,866, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçtətə].
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 6918, this pair ranks #1,990,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berichten vs berichtete
Shared letters: bcehirt. Private to "berichten": n. Private to "berichtete": -.
"berichten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berichtete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- berichten ← bberichten · beirchten · bercihten · bericchten · berichetn · berichhten · berichtenn · berichtne
- berichtete ← bberichtete · beirchtete · bercihtete · bericchtete · berichette · berichhtete · berichteet · berichtette
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berichten" and "berichtete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "berichten" or "berichtete" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "berichten" and "berichtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berichten" and "berichtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berichten vs berichtigen". 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 #1,990,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.