Which to use
“engagieren” is a verb and “engagierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,752
- “engagieren” frequency rank
- #13,810
- “engagierten” frequency rank
- 21562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engagieren | engagierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden für eine Arbeitsstelle einstellen oder einen Auftritt buchen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs engagiert |
Where the eye mixes engagieren and engagierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. engagieren runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCVC) against engagierten's 11 (VCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between engagieren and engagierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: engagieren is [ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːʁən] while engagierten is [ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engagieren is recorded at frequency rank #7,752, classified as averb, pronounced [ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːʁən]. engagierten is at rank #13,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 21562, this pair ranks #1,884,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of engagieren vs engagierten
Shared letters: aeginr. Private to "engagieren": -. Private to "engagierten": t.
"engagieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "engagierten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- engagieren ← egnagieren · enaggieren · engageiren · engaggieren · engagieern · engagierenn · engagierne · engagierren
- engagierten ← egnagierten · enaggierten · engageirten · engaggierten · engagieretn · engagierrten · engagiertenn · engagiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engagieren" and "engagierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "engagieren" vs "engagierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "engagieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engagierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engagieren" and "engagierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engagierten vs engagierter". 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 #1,884,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.