Which to use
“delegiert” is a verb and “Delegierten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,057
- “delegiert” frequency rank
- #15,857
- “Delegierten” frequency rank
- 63914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegiert | Delegierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs delegieren | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Delegierter |
Where the eye mixes delegiert and Delegierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses delegiert with Delegierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delegiert is [deleˈɡiːɐ̯t] while Delegierten is [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “delegiert” sits inside “Delegierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegiert is recorded at frequency rank #48,057, classified as averb, pronounced [deleˈɡiːɐ̯t]. Delegierten is at rank #15,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 63914, this pair ranks #659,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegiert vs Delegierten
Shared letters: degilrt. Private to "delegiert": -. Private to "Delegierten": n.
"delegiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "Delegierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- delegiert ← ddelegiert · deelgiert · delegeirt · deleggiert · delegierrt · delegiertt · delegietr · delegiret
- Delegierten ← ddelegierten · deelgierten · delegeirten · deleggierten · delegieretn · delegierrten · delegiertenn · delegiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delegiert" and "Delegierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "delegiert" or "Delegierten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "delegiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delegierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #659,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegiert" and "Delegierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegieren vs delegiert". 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 #659,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.