# designed vs designen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### designed
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #46,566*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs design

### designen
*verb · IPA [ˌdiˈzaɪ̯nən] · frequency rank #44,522*
ein Form für etwas entwerfen, gestalten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/designed-vs-designen