Which to use
“heirate” and “heiratete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,754
- “heirate” frequency rank
- #12,093
- “heiratete” frequency rank
- 34847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heirate | heiratete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heiraten |
Where the eye mixes heirate and heiratete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heirate runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against heiratete's 9 (CVVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: heirate vs heiratete
A purely visual mix-up. heirate ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtə]) and heiratete ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “heirate” sits inside “heiratete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34847, 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]. heiratete is at rank #12,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətə].
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 34847, this pair ranks #1,653,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heirate vs heiratete
Shared letters: aehirt. Private to "heirate": -. Private to "heiratete": -.
"heirate" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "heiratete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heirate" and "heiratete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "heirate" vs "heiratete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "heirate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heiratete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heirate" and "heiratete" 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 #1,653,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.