Which to use
“deuten” and “deutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,190
- “deuten” frequency rank
- #6,908
- “deutet” frequency rank
- 15098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deuten | deutet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf ein Objekt weisen; hinweisen, zeigen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs deuten |
Where the eye mixes deuten and deutet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. deuten and deutet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses deuten with deutet
A purely visual mix-up. deuten ([ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]) and deutet ([ˈdɔɪ̯tət]) 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 “deuten” becomes t in “deutet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deuten is recorded at frequency rank #8,190, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]. deutet is at rank #6,908, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tət].
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 15098, this pair ranks #1,946,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deuten vs deutet
Shared letters: detu. Private to "deuten": n. Private to "deutet": -.
"deuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deutet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deuten" and "deutet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "deuten" or "deutet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deuten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deuten" and "deutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deuten vs deuteten". 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 #1,946,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.