Which to use
“Darstellern” is a noun and “darstellten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,135
- “Darstellern” frequency rank
- #30,994
- “darstellten” frequency rank
- 66129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Darstellern | darstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Darsteller | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen |
Where the eye mixes Darstellern and darstellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Darstellern (CVCCCVCCVCC) and darstellten (CVCCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Darstellern vs darstellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Darstellern is [ˈdaːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐn] while darstellten is [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Darstellern is recorded at frequency rank #35,135, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐn]. darstellten is at rank #30,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 66129, this pair ranks #583,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Darstellern vs darstellten
Shared letters: adelnrst. Private to "Darstellern": -. Private to "darstellten": -.
"Darstellern" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC · "darstellten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Darstellern ← adrstellern · darrstellern · darsetllern · darsstellern · darstelelrn · darstelern · darstellenr · darstellernn
- darstellten ← adrstellten · darrstellten · darsetllten · darsstellten · darstelletn · darstelltenn · darstelltne · darstelltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Darstellern" and "darstellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Darstellern" or "darstellten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Darstellern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #583,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Darstellern" and "darstellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darstellerin 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 #583,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.