Which to use
“importierte” and “importierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,848
- “importierte” frequency rank
- #38,195
- “importierten” frequency rank
- 74043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importierte | importierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs importiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs importiert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importierte and importierten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. importierte ([ɪmpɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and importierten ([ɪmpɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “importierte” sits inside “importierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importierte is recorded at frequency rank #35,848, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪmpɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tə]. importierten is at rank #38,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪmpɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 74043, this pair ranks #343,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of importierte vs importierten
Shared letters: eimoprt. Private to "importierte": -. Private to "importierten": n.
"importierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV · "importierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importierte ← immportierte · imoprtierte · imporiterte · imporrtierte · importeirte · importieret · importierrte · importiertte
- importierten ← immportierten · imoprtierten · imporiterten · imporrtierten · importeirten · importieretn · importierrten · importiertenn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importierte" and "importierten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "importierte" or "importierten"?
Remembering importierte vs importierten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “importierte” entry
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