Which to use
“designen” and “designt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,522
- “designen” frequency rank
- #41,740
- “designt” frequency rank
- 86262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | designen | designt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Form für etwas entwerfen, gestalten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs designen |
Where the eye mixes designen and designt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. designen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against designt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses designen with designt
A purely visual mix-up. designen ([ˌdiˈzaɪ̯nən]) and designt ([ˌdiˈzaɪ̯nt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
designen is recorded at frequency rank #44,522, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌdiˈzaɪ̯nən]. designt is at rank #41,740, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌdiˈzaɪ̯nt].
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 86262, this pair ranks #96,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of designen vs designt
Shared letters: degins. Private to "designen": -. Private to "designt": t.
"designen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "designt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "designen" for "designt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "designen" or "designt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "designen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "designt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "designen" and "designt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "designed vs designen". 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 #96,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.