Which to use
“explodiert” and “explodierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,469
- “explodiert” frequency rank
- #23,513
- “explodierte” frequency rank
- 33982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explodiert | explodierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer Explosion auseinandergeflogen, laut zerplatzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs explodiert |
Where the eye mixes explodiert and explodierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses explodiert with explodierte
A purely visual mix-up. explodiert ([ɛksploˈdiːɐ̯t]) and explodierte ([ɛksploˈdiːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “explodiert” sits inside “explodierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explodiert is recorded at frequency rank #10,469, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛksploˈdiːɐ̯t]. explodierte is at rank #23,513, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛksploˈdiːɐ̯tə].
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 33982, this pair ranks #1,673,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of explodiert vs explodierte
Shared letters: deiloprtx. Private to "explodiert": -. Private to "explodierte": -.
"explodiert" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC · "explodierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- explodiert ← epxlodiert · exlpodiert · expldoiert · expllodiert · exploddiert · explodeirt · explodierrt · explodiertt
- explodierte ← epxlodierte · exlpodierte · expldoierte · expllodierte · exploddierte · explodeirte · explodieret · explodierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explodiert" and "explodierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "explodiert" vs "explodierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "explodiert" and "explodierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "explodiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explodierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explodiert" and "explodierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expandiert vs explodiert". 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 #1,673,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.