Which to use
“dominiert” and “dominierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,541
- “dominiert” frequency rank
- #21,572
- “dominierte” frequency rank
- 30113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dominiert | dominierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von jemandem oder durch etwas beherrscht/geprägt werdend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dominiert |
Where the eye mixes dominiert and dominierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dominiert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against dominierte's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dominiert with dominierte
A purely visual mix-up. dominiert ([domiˈniːɐ̯t]) and dominierte ([domiˈniːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “dominiert” sits inside “dominierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dominiert is recorded at frequency rank #8,541, classified as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːɐ̯t]. dominierte is at rank #21,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːɐ̯tə].
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 30113, this pair ranks #1,754,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dominiert vs dominierte
Shared letters: deimnort. Private to "dominiert": -. Private to "dominierte": -.
"dominiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "dominierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dominiert ← ddominiert · dmoiniert · doimniert · domiinert · domineirt · dominierrt · dominiertt · dominietr
- dominierte ← ddominierte · dmoinierte · doimnierte · domiinerte · domineirte · dominieret · dominierrte · dominiertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dominiert" and "dominierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dominiert" vs "dominierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dominiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dominierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dominiert" and "dominierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dominierte vs dominierten". 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 #1,754,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.