Which to use
“heiraten” and “heirateten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,276
- “heiraten” frequency rank
- #31,605
- “heirateten” frequency rank
- 35881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heiraten | heirateten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Bund der Ehe eingehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heiraten |
Where the eye mixes heiraten and heirateten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. heiraten runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against heirateten's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heiraten with heirateten
A purely visual mix-up. heiraten ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩]) and heirateten ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heiraten is recorded at frequency rank #4,276, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩]. heirateten is at rank #31,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətn̩].
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 35881, this pair ranks #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heiraten vs heirateten
Shared letters: aehinrt. Private to "heiraten": -. Private to "heirateten": -.
"heiraten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "heirateten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heiraten ← ehiraten · heiarten · heiraetn · heiratenn · heiratne · heiratten · heirraten · heirtaen
- heirateten ← ehirateten · heiarteten · heiraetten · heirateetn · heiratetenn · heiratetne · heiratetten · heiratteen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heiraten" and "heirateten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "heiraten" or "heirateten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "heiraten" and "heirateten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heiraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heirateten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heiraten" and "heirateten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heiratet vs heirateten". 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 #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.