detailliertvsdetaillierteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“detailliert” and “detaillierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,888
“detailliert” frequency rank
#11,406
“detaillierte” frequency rank
24294
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detailliert detaillierte
Definition sehr genau; sehr ausführlich, mit vielen Einzelheiten (Details) Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert

Where the eye mixes detailliert and detaillierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
detailliert
12 ch
detaillierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. detailliert ([detaˈjiːɐ̯t]) and detaillierte ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “detailliert” sits inside “detaillierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detailliert is recorded at frequency rank #12,888, classified as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯t]. detaillierte is at rank #11,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯tə].

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 24294, this pair ranks #1,849,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of detailliert vs detaillierte

Shared letters: adeilrt. Private to "detailliert": -. Private to "detaillierte": -.

"detailliert" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCC  ·  "detaillierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detailliertddetailliert · deatilliert · detailiert · detaililert · detailleirt · detaillierrt · detailliertt · detaillietr
  • detaillierteddetaillierte · deatillierte · detailierte · detaililerte · detailleirte · detaillieret · detaillierrte · detailliertte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detailliert" and "detaillierte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([detaˈjiːɐ̯t] versus [detaˈjiːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detailliert" or "detaillierte"?
"detaillierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,406 in our German list, against #12,888 for "detailliert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list