Which to use
“dominierte” and “dominierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,572
- “dominierte” frequency rank
- #19,870
- “dominierten” frequency rank
- 41442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dominierte | dominierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dominiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dominiert |
Where the eye mixes dominierte and dominierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dominierte runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against dominierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dominierte and dominierten
A purely visual mix-up. dominierte ([domiˈniːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dominierte” sits inside “dominierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dominierte is recorded at frequency rank #21,572, classified as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːɐ̯tə]. 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 41442, this pair ranks #1,479,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dominierte vs dominierten
Shared letters: deimnort. Private to "dominierte": -. Private to "dominierten": -.
"dominierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "dominierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dominierte ← ddominierte · dmoinierte · doimnierte · domiinerte · domineirte · dominieret · dominierrte · dominiertte
- dominierten ← ddominierten · dmoinierten · doimnierten · domiinerten · domineirten · dominieretn · dominierrten · dominiertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dominierte" for "dominierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dominierte" vs "dominierten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dominierte" 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 #1,479,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dominierte" and "dominierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "definierte vs dominierte". 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 #1,479,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.