diskriminierenvsdiskriminiertWhat's the difference?

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

#42,425
“diskriminieren” frequency rank
#18,512
“diskriminiert” frequency rank
60937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diskriminieren diskriminiert
Definition jemanden in ein unverdient schlechtes Licht setzen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs diskriminieren

Where the eye mixes diskriminieren and diskriminiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. diskriminieren runs 14 letters (CVCCCVCVCVVCVC) against diskriminiert's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
diskriminieren
13 ch
diskriminiert

Visual trap between diskriminieren and diskriminiert

A purely visual mix-up. diskriminieren ([dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]) and diskriminiert ([dɪskʁimiˈniːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diskriminieren is recorded at frequency rank #42,425, classified as averb, pronounced [dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]. diskriminiert is at rank #18,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɪskʁimiˈniːɐ̯t].

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 60937, this pair ranks #768,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diskriminieren vs diskriminiert

Shared letters: deikmnrs. Private to "diskriminieren": -. Private to "diskriminiert": t.

"diskriminieren" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "diskriminiert" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskriminieren ← ddiskriminieren · diksriminieren · diskirminieren · diskkriminieren · diskriimnieren · diskrimiineren · diskrimineiren · diskriminieern
  • diskriminiert ← ddiskriminiert · diksriminiert · diskirminiert · diskkriminiert · diskriimniert · diskrimiinert · diskrimineirt · diskriminierrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diskriminieren" and "diskriminiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən] versus [dɪskʁimiˈniːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "diskriminieren" or "diskriminiert" show up more?
"diskriminiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,512 in our German list, against #42,425 for "diskriminieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "diskriminieren" and "diskriminiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diskriminieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diskriminiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #768,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diskriminieren" and "diskriminiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diskriminieren vs diskriminierend". 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 #768,342 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list