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.
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?
Which is more common, "dokumentierte" or "dokumentierten"?
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.