Which to use
“Fotografien” is a noun and “fotografiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,871
- “Fotografien” frequency rank
- #9,023
- “fotografiert” frequency rank
- 20894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fotografien | fotografiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fotografie | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fotografieren |
Where the eye mixes Fotografien and fotografiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Fotografien runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVVC) against fotografiert's 12 (CVCVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fotografien with fotografiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fotografien is [fotoɡʁaˈfiːən] while fotografiert is [fotoɡʁaˈfiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fotografien is recorded at frequency rank #11,871, classified as anoun, pronounced [fotoɡʁaˈfiːən]. fotografiert is at rank #9,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [fotoɡʁaˈfiːɐ̯t].
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 20894, this pair ranks #1,892,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fotografien vs fotografiert
Shared letters: aefgiort. Private to "Fotografien": n. Private to "fotografiert": -.
"Fotografien" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "fotografiert" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fotografien ← ffotografien · footgrafien · fotgorafien · fotogarfien · fotoggrafien · fotografein · fotograffien · fotografienn
- fotografiert ← ffotografiert · footgrafiert · fotgorafiert · fotogarfiert · fotoggrafiert · fotografeirt · fotograffiert · fotografierrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fotografien" for "fotografiert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fotografien" or "fotografiert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fotografien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fotografiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fotografien" and "fotografiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fotografien vs fotografiere". 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 #1,892,538 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.