Which to use
“forderte” and “forderten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,701
- “forderte” frequency rank
- #12,493
- “forderten” frequency rank
- 17194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forderte | forderten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs fordern | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern |
Where the eye mixes forderte and forderten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. forderte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against forderten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses forderte with forderten
A purely visual mix-up. forderte ([ˈfɔʁdɐtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “forderte” sits inside “forderten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forderte is recorded at frequency rank #4,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐtə]. 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 17194, this pair ranks #1,929,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forderte vs forderten
Shared letters: defort. Private to "forderte": -. Private to "forderten": n.
"forderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "forderten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forderte" for "forderten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "forderte" or "forderten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "forderte" and "forderten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forderte" 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 #1,929,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forderte" and "forderten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forderte vs formierte". 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 #1,929,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.