Which to use
“fordere” and “forderten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,430
- “fordere” frequency rank
- #12,493
- “forderten” frequency rank
- 23923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fordere | forderten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fordern | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern |
Where the eye mixes fordere and forderten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fordere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against forderten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fordere and forderten
A purely visual mix-up. fordere ([ˈfɔʁdəʁə]) and forderten ([ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fordere is recorded at frequency rank #11,430, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdəʁə]. forderten is at rank #12,493, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩].
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 23923, this pair ranks #1,854,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fordere vs forderten
Shared letters: defor. Private to "fordere": -. Private to "forderten": nt.
"fordere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "forderten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fordere" and "forderten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fordere" or "forderten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fordere" and "forderten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fordere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forderten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fordere" and "forderten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fordere vs friere". 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 #1,854,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.