Which to use
“Darsteller” is a noun and “darstellt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,040
- “Darsteller” frequency rank
- #3,716
- “darstellt” frequency rank
- 11756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Darsteller | darstellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der beispielsweise im Theater oder Film etwas verkörpert, etwas darstellt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen |
Where the eye mixes Darsteller and darstellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Darsteller runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against darstellt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Darsteller with darstellt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Darsteller is [ˈdaːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ] while darstellt is [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Darsteller is recorded at frequency rank #8,040, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]. darstellt is at rank #3,716, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt].
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 11756, this pair ranks #1,968,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Darsteller vs darstellt
Shared letters: adelrst. Private to "Darsteller": -. Private to "darstellt": -.
"Darsteller" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "darstellt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Darsteller ← adrsteller · darrsteller · darsetller · darssteller · darstelelr · darsteler · darstellerr · darstellre
- darstellt ← adrstellt · darrstellt · darsetllt · darsstellt · darstelltt · darstelt · darsteltl · darstlelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Darsteller" and "darstellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Darsteller" or "darstellt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Darsteller" and "darstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Darsteller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Darsteller" and "darstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darsteller vs Darstellern". 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 #1,968,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.