dominiertvsdominiertenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,541
“dominiert” frequency rank
#19,870
“dominierten” frequency rank
28411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dominiert dominierten
Definition von jemandem oder durch etwas beherrscht/geprägt werdend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dominiert

Where the eye mixes dominiert and dominierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
dominiert
11 ch
dominierten

Look-alike desk: dominiert vs dominierten

A purely visual mix-up. dominiert ([domiˈniːɐ̯t]) and dominierten ([domiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dominiert” sits inside “dominierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28411, 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]. dominierten is at rank #19,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːɐ̯tn̩].

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 28411, this pair ranks #1,785,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dominiert vs dominierten

Shared letters: deimnort. Private to "dominiert": -. Private to "dominierten": -.

"dominiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "dominierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dominiertddominiert · dmoiniert · doimniert · domiinert · domineirt · dominierrt · dominiertt · dominietr
  • dominiertenddominierten · dmoinierten · doimnierten · domiinerten · domineirten · dominieretn · dominierrten · dominiertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dominiert" and "dominierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([domiˈniːɐ̯t] versus [domiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dominiert" vs "dominierten" - which ranks higher?
"dominiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,541 in our German list, against #19,870 for "dominierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dominiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dominierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,785,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dominiert" and "dominierten" 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 #1,785,261 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