Which to use
“investiere” is a verb and “investierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,206
- “investiere” frequency rank
- #26,922
- “investierte” frequency rank
- 65128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investiere | investierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs investieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs investiert |
Where the eye mixes investiere and investierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. investiere runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCV) against investierte's 11 (VCCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: investiere vs investierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: investiere is [ɪnvɛsˈtiːʁə] while investierte is [ɪnvɛsˈtiːɐ̯tə]. 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 65128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investiere is recorded at frequency rank #38,206, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnvɛsˈtiːʁə]. investierte is at rank #26,922, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnvɛsˈtiːɐ̯tə].
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 65128, this pair ranks #617,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investiere vs investierte
Shared letters: einrstv. Private to "investiere": -. Private to "investierte": -.
"investiere" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "investierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- investiere ← inevstiere · innvestiere · invesitere · invesstiere · investeire · investieer · investierre · investiree
- investierte ← inevstierte · innvestierte · invesiterte · invesstierte · investeirte · investieret · investierrte · investiertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "investiere" for "investierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "investiere" vs "investierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "investiere" and "investierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "investiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #617,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investiere" and "investierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "investiere vs investierten". 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 #617,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.