detailliertvsdetailliertenWhat's the difference?

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

#12,888
“detailliert” frequency rank
#22,300
“detaillierten” frequency rank
35188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detailliert detaillierten
Definition sehr genau; sehr ausführlich, mit vielen Einzelheiten (Details) Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert

Where the eye mixes detailliert and detaillierten

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

11 ch
detailliert
13 ch
detaillierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. detailliert ([detaˈjiːɐ̯t]) and detaillierten ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “detailliert” sits inside “detaillierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35188, 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]. detaillierten is at rank #22,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 35188, this pair ranks #1,645,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of detailliert vs detaillierten

Shared letters: adeilrt. Private to "detailliert": -. Private to "detaillierten": n.

"detailliert" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCC  ·  "detaillierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detailliertddetailliert · deatilliert · detailiert · detaililert · detailleirt · detaillierrt · detailliertt · detaillietr
  • detailliertenddetaillierten · deatillierten · detailierten · detaililerten · detailleirten · detaillieretn · detaillierrten · detailliertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detailliert" and "detaillierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([detaˈjiːɐ̯t] versus [detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detailliert" or "detaillierten"?
"detailliert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,888 in our German list, against #22,300 for "detaillierten". 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