Which to use
“darstellt” and “darstellte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,716
- “darstellt” frequency rank
- #17,851
- “darstellte” frequency rank
- 21567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darstellt | darstellte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen |
Where the eye mixes darstellt and darstellte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. darstellt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against darstellte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses darstellt with darstellte
A purely visual mix-up. darstellt ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt]) and darstellte ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltə]) 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) - “darstellt” sits inside “darstellte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darstellt is recorded at frequency rank #3,716, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt]. darstellte is at rank #17,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltə].
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 21567, this pair ranks #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of darstellt vs darstellte
Shared letters: adelrst. Private to "darstellt": -. Private to "darstellte": -.
"darstellt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "darstellte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- darstellt ← adrstellt · darrstellt · darsetllt · darsstellt · darstelltt · darstelt · darsteltl · darstlelt
- darstellte ← adrstellte · darrstellte · darsetllte · darsstellte · darstellet · darstelltte · darstelte · darsteltle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "darstellt" for "darstellte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "darstellt" vs "darstellte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "darstellt" and "darstellte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darstellt" and "darstellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "darstelle 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 #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.