dominiertvsdominierteWhat's the difference?

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“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.

9 ch
dominiert
10 ch
dominierte

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

  • dominiertddominiert · dmoiniert · doimniert · domiinert · domineirt · dominierrt · dominiertt · dominietr
  • dominierteddominierte · dmoinierte · doimnierte · domiinerte · domineirte · dominieret · dominierrte · dominiertte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dominiert" and "dominierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([domiˈniːɐ̯t] versus [domiˈniːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dominiert" vs "dominierte" - which ranks higher?
"dominiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,541 in our German list, against #21,572 for "dominierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list