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Which to use

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

#31,001
“dokumentierte” frequency rank
#36,887
“dokumentierten” frequency rank
67888
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dokumentierte dokumentierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dokumentiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dokumentiert

Where the eye mixes dokumentierte and dokumentierten

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

13 ch
dokumentierte
14 ch
dokumentierten

Visual trap between dokumentierte and dokumentierten

A purely visual mix-up. dokumentierte ([dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and dokumentierten ([dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “dokumentierte” sits inside “dokumentierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dokumentierte is recorded at frequency rank #31,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tə]. 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 67888, this pair ranks #525,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dokumentierte vs dokumentierten

Shared letters: deikmnortu. Private to "dokumentierte": -. Private to "dokumentierten": -.

"dokumentierte" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVCCV  ·  "dokumentierten" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dokumentierte ← ddokumentierte · dkoumentierte · dokkumentierte · dokmuentierte · dokuemntierte · dokumeniterte · dokumenntierte · dokumenteirte
  • dokumentierten ← ddokumentierten · dkoumentierten · dokkumentierten · dokmuentierten · dokuemntierten · dokumeniterten · dokumenntierten · dokumenteirten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dokumentierte" and "dokumentierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tə] versus [dokumɛnˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dokumentierte" or "dokumentierten"?
"dokumentierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,001 in our German list, against #36,887 for "dokumentierten". 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 "dokumentierte" 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 #525,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dokumentierte" and "dokumentierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dokumentieren 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 #525,475 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