Which to use
“heiratet” and “heirateten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “heiratet” frequency rank
- #31,605
- “heirateten” frequency rank
- 46192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heiratet | heirateten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heiraten |
Where the eye mixes heiratet and heirateten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. heiratet 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.
Look-alike desk: heiratet vs heirateten
A purely visual mix-up. heiratet ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtət]) 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 extra letter(s) - “heiratet” sits inside “heirateten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46192, 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]. 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 46192, this pair ranks #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heiratet vs heirateten
Shared letters: aehirt. Private to "heiratet": -. Private to "heirateten": n.
"heiratet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "heirateten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heiratet ← ehiratet · heiartet · heiraett · heiratett · heiratte · heirattet · heirratet · heirtaet
- heirateten ← ehirateten · heiarteten · heiraetten · heirateetn · heiratetenn · heiratetne · heiratetten · heiratteen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heiratet" and "heirateten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "heiratet" vs "heirateten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "heiratet" and "heirateten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heiratet" 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 #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heiratet" and "heirateten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heiratete 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 #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.