dargestelltevsdargestelltenWhat's the difference?

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

#29,536
“dargestellte” frequency rank
#15,596
“dargestellten” frequency rank
45132
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dargestellte dargestellten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dargestellt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dargestellt

Where the eye mixes dargestellte and dargestellten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. dargestellte runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCCCV) against dargestellten's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
dargestellte
13 ch
dargestellten

Look-alike desk: dargestellte vs dargestellten

A purely visual mix-up. dargestellte ([ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and dargestellten ([ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “dargestellte” sits inside “dargestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dargestellte is recorded at frequency rank #29,536, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]. dargestellten is at rank #15,596, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].

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 45132, this pair ranks #1,363,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dargestellte vs dargestellten

Shared letters: adeglrst. Private to "dargestellte": -. Private to "dargestellten": n.

"dargestellte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "dargestellten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dargestellte ← adrgestellte · dagrestellte · daregstellte · dargesetllte · dargesstellte · dargestellet · dargestelltte · dargestelte
  • dargestellten ← adrgestellten · dagrestellten · daregstellten · dargesetllten · dargesstellten · dargestelletn · dargestelltenn · dargestelltne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dargestellte" and "dargestellten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə] versus [ˈdaːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "dargestellte" or "dargestellten" show up more?
"dargestellten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,596 in our German list, against #29,536 for "dargestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dargestellte" and "dargestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dargestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dargestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,363,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dargestellte" and "dargestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dargestellte vs darstellte". 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 #1,363,398 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