Which to use
“definiere” is a verb and “definierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,473
- “definiere” frequency rank
- #15,599
- “definierten” frequency rank
- 48072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | definiere | definierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs definieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs definiert |
Where the eye mixes definiere and definierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. definiere runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against definierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between definiere and definierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: definiere is [defiˈniːʁə] while definierten is [defiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
definiere is recorded at frequency rank #32,473, classified as averb, pronounced [defiˈniːʁə]. definierten is at rank #15,599, tagged as anadj, pronounced [defiˈniːɐ̯tn̩].
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 48072, this pair ranks #1,261,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of definiere vs definierten
Shared letters: definr. Private to "definiere": -. Private to "definierten": t.
"definiere" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "definierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- definiere ← ddefiniere · deffiniere · defiinere · defineire · definieer · definierre · definiree · definniere
- definierten ← ddefinierten · deffinierten · defiinerten · defineirten · definieretn · definierrten · definiertenn · definiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "definiere" for "definierten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "definiere" or "definierten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "definiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "definierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "definiere" and "definierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "definiere vs definierte". 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 #1,261,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.