evakuierenvsevakuiertConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#42,475
“evakuieren” frequency rank
#14,562
“evakuiert” frequency rank
57037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evakuieren evakuiert
Definition einen Ort [zum Beispiel ein Haus oder ein Gebiet], der gefährdet ist, räumen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs evakuieren

Where the eye mixes evakuieren and evakuiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
evakuieren
9 ch
evakuiert

Why the eye confuses evakuieren with evakuiert

A purely visual mix-up. evakuieren ([evakuˈiːʁən]) and evakuiert ([evakuˈiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evakuieren is recorded at frequency rank #42,475, classified as averb, pronounced [evakuˈiːʁən]. evakuiert is at rank #14,562, tagged as averb, pronounced [evakuˈiːɐ̯t].

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 57037, this pair ranks #916,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evakuieren vs evakuiert

Shared letters: aeikruv. Private to "evakuieren": n. Private to "evakuiert": t.

"evakuieren" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVVCVC  ·  "evakuiert" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evakuiereneavkuieren · evakiueren · evakkuieren · evakueiren · evakuieern · evakuierenn · evakuierne · evakuierren
  • evakuierteavkuiert · evakiuert · evakkuiert · evakueirt · evakuierrt · evakuiertt · evakuietr · evakuiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evakuieren" and "evakuiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([evakuˈiːʁən] versus [evakuˈiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "evakuieren" or "evakuiert" show up more?
"evakuiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,562 in our German list, against #42,475 for "evakuieren". 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 "evakuieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evakuiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #916,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evakuieren" and "evakuiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evakuieren vs Evakuierung". 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 #916,992 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