Which to use
“darstellen” and “darzustellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,235
- “darstellen” frequency rank
- #7,159
- “darzustellen” frequency rank
- 10394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darstellen | darzustellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden, etwas in einer Nachbildung (zum Beispiel in einem Bild) wiedergeben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs darstellen |
Where the eye mixes darstellen and darzustellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. darstellen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against darzustellen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between darstellen and darzustellen
A purely visual mix-up. darstellen ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]) and darzustellen ([ˈdaːɐ̯t͡suˌʃtɛlən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darstellen is recorded at frequency rank #3,235, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]. darzustellen is at rank #7,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯t͡suˌʃtɛlən].
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 10394, this pair ranks #1,975,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of darstellen vs darzustellen
Shared letters: adelnrst. Private to "darstellen": -. Private to "darzustellen": uz.
"darstellen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "darzustellen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- darstellen ← adrstellen · darrstellen · darsetllen · darsstellen · darsteleln · darstelen · darstellenn · darstellne
- darzustellen ← adrzustellen · darrzustellen · daruzstellen · darzsutellen · darzusetllen · darzusstellen · darzusteleln · darzustelen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "darstellen" for "darzustellen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "darstellen" vs "darzustellen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "darstellen" and "darzustellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darzustellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darstellen" and "darzustellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "darstellen vs darstellende". 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 #1,975,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.