Which to use
“installiert” is a verb and “installierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,188
- “installiert” frequency rank
- #26,463
- “installierte” frequency rank
- 31651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | installiert | installierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs installieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert |
Where the eye mixes installiert and installierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. installiert runs 11 letters (VCCCVCCVVCC) against installierte's 12 (VCCCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between installiert and installierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: installiert is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t] while installierte is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “installiert” sits inside “installierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
installiert is recorded at frequency rank #5,188, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t]. installierte is at rank #26,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tə].
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 31651, this pair ranks #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of installiert vs installierte
Shared letters: aeilnrst. Private to "installiert": -. Private to "installierte": -.
"installiert" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCC · "installierte" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- installiert ← innstalliert · insatlliert · insstalliert · instaliert · instalilert · installeirt · installierrt · installiertt
- installierte ← innstallierte · insatllierte · insstallierte · instalierte · instalilerte · installeirte · installieret · installierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "installiert" and "installierte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "installiert" vs "installierte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "installiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "installierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "installiert" and "installierte" 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 #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.