getötetvsgetöteteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“getötet” and “getötete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,066
“getötet” frequency rank
#43,221
“getötete” frequency rank
45287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature getötet getötete
Definition durch jemanden oder etwas ums Leben gebracht Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getötet

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set getötet and getötete apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
getötet
8 ch
getötete

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. getötet ([ɡəˈtøːtət]) and getötete ([ɡəˈtøːtətə]) 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) - “getötet” sits inside “getötete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

getötet is recorded at frequency rank #2,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtøːtət]. getötete is at rank #43,221, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtøːtətə].

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 45287, this pair ranks #1,358,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of getötet vs getötete

Shared letters: egtö. Private to "getötet": -. Private to "getötete": -.

"getötet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "getötete" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

getötet#2,066
getötete#43,221

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "getötet" and "getötete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈtøːtət] versus [ɡəˈtøːtətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "getötet" or "getötete"?
"getötet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,066 in our German list, against #43,221 for "getötete". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering getötet vs getötete

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list