Which to use
“definiert” and “definierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,571
- “definiert” frequency rank
- #17,555
- “definierte” frequency rank
- 21126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | definiert | definierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorher bestimmt, festgelegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs definiert |
Where the eye mixes definiert and definierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. definiert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against definierte's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses definiert with definierte
A purely visual mix-up. definiert ([defiˈniːɐ̯t]) and definierte ([defiˈniːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “definiert” sits inside “definierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
definiert is recorded at frequency rank #3,571, classified as anadj, pronounced [defiˈniːɐ̯t]. definierte is at rank #17,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced [defiˈniːɐ̯tə].
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 21126, this pair ranks #1,889,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of definiert vs definierte
Shared letters: definrt. Private to "definiert": -. Private to "definierte": -.
"definiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "definierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- definiert ← ddefiniert · deffiniert · defiinert · defineirt · definierrt · definiertt · definietr · definiret
- definierte ← ddefinierte · deffinierte · defiinerte · defineirte · definieret · definierrte · definiertte · definietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "definiert" and "definierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "definiert" or "definierte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "definiert" and "definierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "definiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "definierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "definiert" and "definierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "definiert vs dezimiert". 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 #1,889,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.