Which to use
“dokumentieren” is a verb and “dokumentierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,411
- “dokumentieren” frequency rank
- #36,887
- “dokumentierten” frequency rank
- 48298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dokumentieren | dokumentierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einem Dokument festhalten; mit einem Dokument belegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dokumentiert |
Where the eye mixes dokumentieren and dokumentierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. dokumentieren runs 13 letters (CVCVCVCCVVCVC) against dokumentierten's 14 (CVCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dokumentieren and dokumentierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dokumentieren is [dokumɛnˈtiːʁən] while dokumentierten is [dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 48298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dokumentieren is recorded at frequency rank #11,411, classified as averb, pronounced [dokumɛnˈtiːʁən]. dokumentierten is at rank #36,887, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 48298, this pair ranks #1,253,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dokumentieren vs dokumentierten
Shared letters: deikmnortu. Private to "dokumentieren": -. Private to "dokumentierten": -.
"dokumentieren" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVCVC · "dokumentierten" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dokumentieren ← ddokumentieren · dkoumentieren · dokkumentieren · dokmuentieren · dokuemntieren · dokumeniteren · dokumenntieren · dokumenteiren
- dokumentierten ← ddokumentierten · dkoumentierten · dokkumentierten · dokmuentierten · dokuemntierten · dokumeniterten · dokumenntierten · dokumenteirten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dokumentieren" and "dokumentierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dokumentieren" or "dokumentierten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dokumentieren" and "dokumentierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dokumentieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dokumentierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,253,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dokumentieren" and "dokumentierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dokumentierte vs dokumentierten". 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 #1,253,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.