Which to use
“experimentieren” and “experimentiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,909
- “experimentieren” frequency rank
- #27,715
- “experimentiert” frequency rank
- 48624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experimentieren | experimentiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Experimente durchführen; Versuche anstellen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs experimentieren |
Where the eye mixes experimentieren and experimentiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. experimentieren ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtiːʁən]) and experimentiert ([ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 48624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experimentieren is recorded at frequency rank #20,909, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtiːʁən]. experimentiert is at rank #27,715, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 48624, this pair ranks #1,241,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of experimentieren vs experimentiert
Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "experimentieren": -. Private to "experimentiert": -.
"experimentieren" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVVCVC · "experimentiert" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experimentieren ← epxerimentieren · exeprimentieren · expeirmentieren · experiemntieren · experimeniteren · experimenntieren · experimenteiren · experimentieern
- experimentiert ← epxerimentiert · exeprimentiert · expeirmentiert · experiemntiert · experimenitert · experimenntiert · experimenteirt · experimentierrt