detailliertenvsdetaillierterWhat's the difference?

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

#22,300
“detaillierten” frequency rank
#32,994
“detaillierter” frequency rank
55294
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detaillierten detaillierter
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs detailliert

Where the eye mixes detaillierten and detaillierter

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

13 ch
detaillierten
13 ch
detaillierter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. detaillierten ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩]) and detaillierter ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “detaillierten” becomes r in “detaillierter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detaillierten is recorded at frequency rank #22,300, classified as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩]. detaillierter is at rank #32,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced [detaˈjiːɐ̯tɐ].

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 55294, this pair ranks #985,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of detaillierten vs detaillierter

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

"detaillierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCVC  ·  "detaillierter" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detailliertenddetaillierten · deatillierten · detailierten · detaililerten · detailleirten · detaillieretn · detaillierrten · detailliertenn
  • detaillierterddetaillierter · deatillierter · detailierter · detaililerter · detailleirter · detaillieretr · detaillierrter · detaillierterr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detaillierten" and "detaillierter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([detaˈjiːɐ̯tn̩] versus [detaˈjiːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detaillierten" or "detaillierter"?
"detaillierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,300 in our German list, against #32,994 for "detaillierter". 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