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

#24,296
“diskutierte” frequency rank
#18,206
“diskutierten” frequency rank
42502
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diskutierte diskutierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskutiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskutiert

Where the eye mixes diskutierte and diskutierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. diskutierte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCCV) against diskutierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
diskutierte
12 ch
diskutierten

Visual trap between diskutierte and diskutierten

A purely visual mix-up. diskutierte ([dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and diskutierten ([dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “diskutierte” sits inside “diskutierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diskutierte is recorded at frequency rank #24,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tə]. diskutierten is at rank #18,206, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 42502, this pair ranks #1,447,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diskutierte vs diskutierten

Shared letters: deikrstu. Private to "diskutierte": -. Private to "diskutierten": n.

"diskutierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV  ·  "diskutierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskutierteddiskutierte · diksutierte · diskkutierte · disktuierte · diskuiterte · diskuteirte · diskutieret · diskutierrte
  • diskutiertenddiskutierten · diksutierten · diskkutierten · disktuierten · diskuiterten · diskuteirten · diskutieretn · diskutierrten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diskutierte" and "diskutierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tə] versus [dɪskuˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "diskutierte" or "diskutierten" show up more?
"diskutierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,206 in our German list, against #24,296 for "diskutierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diskutierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,447,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diskutierte" and "diskutierten" 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 #1,447,338 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