Which to use
“fotografiere” and “fotografiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,683
- “fotografiere” frequency rank
- #9,023
- “fotografiert” frequency rank
- 58706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fotografiere | fotografiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fotografieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fotografieren |
Where the eye mixes fotografiere and fotografiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. fotografiere (CVCVCCVCVVCV) and fotografiert (CVCVCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fotografiere with fotografiert
A purely visual mix-up. fotografiere ([fotoɡʁaˈfiːʁə]) and fotografiert ([fotoɡʁaˈfiːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “fotografiere” becomes t in “fotografiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fotografiere is recorded at frequency rank #49,683, classified as averb, pronounced [fotoɡʁaˈfiːʁə]. 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 58706, this pair ranks #852,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fotografiere vs fotografiert
Shared letters: aefgiort. Private to "fotografiere": -. Private to "fotografiert": -.
"fotografiere" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCV · "fotografiert" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fotografiere ← ffotografiere · footgrafiere · fotgorafiere · fotogarfiere · fotoggrafiere · fotografeire · fotograffiere · fotografieer
- fotografiert ← ffotografiert · footgrafiert · fotgorafiert · fotogarfiert · fotoggrafiert · fotografeirt · fotograffiert · fotografierrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fotografiere" for "fotografiert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fotografiere" vs "fotografiert" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fotografiere" and "fotografiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fotografiere" 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 #852,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fotografiere" and "fotografiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fotografiere vs fotografierte". 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 #852,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.