detailliertevsdetailliertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,406
“detaillierte” frequency rank
#22,300
“detaillierten” frequency rank
33706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detaillierte detaillierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert

Where the eye mixes detaillierte and detaillierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
detaillierte
13 ch
detaillierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. detaillierte ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “detaillierte” sits inside “detaillierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detaillierte is recorded at frequency rank #11,406, classified as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯tə]. 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 33706, this pair ranks #1,679,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of detaillierte vs detaillierten

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

"detaillierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCV  ·  "detaillierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detaillierteddetaillierte · deatillierte · detailierte · detaililerte · detailleirte · detaillieret · detaillierrte · detailliertte
  • detailliertenddetaillierten · deatillierten · detailierten · detaililerten · detailleirten · detaillieretn · detaillierrten · detailliertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detaillierte" and "detaillierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tə] versus [detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detaillierte" or "detaillierten"?
"detaillierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,406 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