Which to use
“heiratet” and “heiratete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “heiratet” frequency rank
- #12,093
- “heiratete” frequency rank
- 26680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heiratet | heiratete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heiraten |
Where the eye mixes heiratet and heiratete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. heiratet runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against heiratete's 9 (CVVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: heiratet vs heiratete
A purely visual mix-up. heiratet ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtət]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “heiratet” sits inside “heiratete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heiratet is recorded at frequency rank #14,587, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtət]. 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 26680, this pair ranks #1,814,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heiratet vs heiratete
Shared letters: aehirt. Private to "heiratet": -. Private to "heiratete": -.
"heiratet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "heiratete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heiratet" and "heiratete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heiratet" or "heiratete" show up more?
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 "heiratet" 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 #1,814,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heiratet" and "heiratete" 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 #1,814,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.