diskutierevsdiskutiertConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,681
“diskutiere” frequency rank
#2,644
“diskutiert” frequency rank
30325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diskutiere diskutiert
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs diskutieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs diskutieren

Where the eye mixes diskutiere and diskutiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. diskutiere (CVCCVCVVCV) and diskutiert (CVCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
diskutiere
10 ch
diskutiert

Why the eye confuses diskutiere with diskutiert

A purely visual mix-up. diskutiere ([dɪskuˈtiːʁə]) and diskutiert ([dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 - e in “diskutiere” becomes t in “diskutiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diskutiere is recorded at frequency rank #27,681, classified as averb, pronounced [dɪskuˈtiːʁə]. diskutiert is at rank #2,644, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯t].

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 30325, this pair ranks #1,750,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diskutiere vs diskutiert

Shared letters: deikrstu. Private to "diskutiere": -. Private to "diskutiert": -.

"diskutiere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "diskutiert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskutiereddiskutiere · diksutiere · diskkutiere · disktuiere · diskuitere · diskuteire · diskutieer · diskutierre
  • diskutiertddiskutiert · diksutiert · diskkutiert · disktuiert · diskuitert · diskuteirt · diskutierrt · diskutiertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diskutiere" for "diskutiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([dɪskuˈtiːʁə] versus [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diskutiere" or "diskutiert"?
"diskutiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,644 in our German list, against #27,681 for "diskutiere". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,750,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diskutiere" and "diskutiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diskutiere vs diskutierte". 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 #1,750,102 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