Which to use
“fixierte” and “fixierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,931
- “fixierte” frequency rank
- #49,675
- “fixierten” frequency rank
- 89606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixierte | fixierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fixiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fixiert |
Where the eye mixes fixierte and fixierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fixierte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against fixierten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fixierte with fixierten
A purely visual mix-up. fixierte ([fɪˈksiːɐ̯tə]) and fixierten ([fɪˈksiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “fixierte” sits inside “fixierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixierte is recorded at frequency rank #39,931, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɪˈksiːɐ̯tə]. fixierten is at rank #49,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɪˈksiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 89606, this pair ranks #55,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fixierte vs fixierten
Shared letters: efirtx. Private to "fixierte": -. Private to "fixierten": n.
"fixierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "fixierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fixierte" for "fixierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fixierte" vs "fixierten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixierte" and "fixierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fixieren vs fixierten". 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 #55,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.