Which to use
“installieren” is a verb and “installierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,082
- “installieren” frequency rank
- #30,129
- “installierten” frequency rank
- 38211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | installieren | installierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine technische Vorrichtung einbauen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert |
Where the eye mixes installieren and installierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. installieren runs 12 letters (VCCCVCCVVCVC) against installierten's 13 (VCCCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between installieren and installierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: installieren is [ɪnstaˈliːʁən] while installierten is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
installieren is recorded at frequency rank #8,082, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːʁən]. installierten is at rank #30,129, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
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 38211, this pair ranks #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of installieren vs installierten
Shared letters: aeilnrst. Private to "installieren": -. Private to "installierten": -.
"installieren" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCVC · "installierten" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- installieren ← innstallieren · insatllieren · insstallieren · instalieren · instalileren · installeiren · installieern · installierenn
- installierten ← innstallierten · insatllierten · insstallierten · instalierten · instalilerten · installeirten · installieretn · installierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "installieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "installierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "installieren" and "installierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "installierte vs installierten". 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 #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.