installiertevsinstalliertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“installierte” and “installierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,463
“installierte” frequency rank
#30,129
“installierten” frequency rank
56592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature installierte installierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set installierte and installierten apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
installierte
13 ch
installierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. installierte ([ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tə]) and installierten ([ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “installierte” sits inside “installierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

installierte is recorded at frequency rank #26,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tə]. 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 56592, this pair ranks #934,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of installierte vs installierten

Shared letters: aeilnrst. Private to "installierte": -. Private to "installierten": -.

"installierte" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCV  ·  "installierten" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • installierteinnstallierte · insatllierte · insstallierte · instalierte · instalilerte · installeirte · installieret · installierrte
  • installierteninnstallierten · insatllierten · insstallierten · instalierten · instalilerten · installeirten · installieretn · installierrten

Frequency comparison

installierte#26,463
installierten#30,129

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "installierte" and "installierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tə] versus [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "installierte" or "installierten"?
"installierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,463 in our German list, against #30,129 for "installierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering installierte vs installierten

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 “installierte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list