Which to use
“darstellte” and “darstellten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,851
- “darstellte” frequency rank
- #30,994
- “darstellten” frequency rank
- 48845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darstellte | darstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs darstellen |
Where the eye mixes darstellte and darstellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. darstellte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against darstellten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between darstellte and darstellten
A purely visual mix-up. darstellte ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltə]) and darstellten ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “darstellte” sits inside “darstellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darstellte is recorded at frequency rank #17,851, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛltə]. 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 48845, this pair ranks #1,233,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of darstellte vs darstellten
Shared letters: adelrst. Private to "darstellte": -. Private to "darstellten": n.
"darstellte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "darstellten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- darstellte ← adrstellte · darrstellte · darsetllte · darsstellte · darstellet · darstelltte · darstelte · darsteltle
- darstellten ← adrstellten · darrstellten · darsetllten · darsstellten · darstelletn · darstelltenn · darstelltne · darstelltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "darstellte" and "darstellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "darstellte" or "darstellten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "darstellte" and "darstellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "darstellte" 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 #1,233,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darstellte" and "darstellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darstellern vs darstellten". 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 #1,233,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.