Which to use
“heirate” and “heiratet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,754
- “heirate” frequency rank
- #14,587
- “heiratet” frequency rank
- 37341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heirate | heiratet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten |
Where the eye mixes heirate and heiratet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heirate runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against heiratet's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heirate with heiratet
A purely visual mix-up. heirate ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtə]) and heiratet ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtət]) 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) - “heirate” sits inside “heiratet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heirate is recorded at frequency rank #22,754, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtə]. heiratet is at rank #14,587, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtət].
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 37341, this pair ranks #1,592,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heirate vs heiratet
Shared letters: aehirt. Private to "heirate": -. Private to "heiratet": -.
"heirate" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "heiratet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heirate" for "heiratet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "heirate" vs "heiratet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heirate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heiratet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,592,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heirate" and "heiratet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heirate vs Hirte". 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 #1,592,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.