diskutierevsdiskutierteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diskutiere is a verb, diskutierte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diskutiere” is a verb and “diskutierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,681
“diskutiere” frequency rank
#24,296
“diskutierte” frequency rank
51977
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diskutiere diskutierte
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs diskutieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskutiert

Where the eye mixes diskutiere and diskutierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. diskutiere runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCV) against diskutierte's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
diskutiere
11 ch
diskutierte

Look-alike desk: diskutiere vs diskutierte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diskutiere is [dɪskuˈtiːʁə] while diskutierte is [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51977, 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]. diskutierte is at rank #24,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tə].

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 51977, this pair ranks #1,114,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diskutiere vs diskutierte

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

"diskutiere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "diskutierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskutiereddiskutiere · diksutiere · diskkutiere · disktuiere · diskuitere · diskuteire · diskutieer · diskutierre
  • diskutierteddiskutierte · diksutierte · diskkutierte · disktuierte · diskuiterte · diskuteirte · diskutieret · diskutierrte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diskutiere" and "diskutierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diskutiere" is a verb and "diskutierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diskutiere" or "diskutierte"?
"diskutierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,296 in our German list, against #27,681 for "diskutiere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,114,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diskutiere" and "diskutierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diskutiere vs diskutierten". 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 #1,114,674 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