Which to use
“investieren” is a verb and “investierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,971
- “investieren” frequency rank
- #44,713
- “investierten” frequency rank
- 48684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investieren | investierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Investition anlegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs investiert |
Where the eye mixes investieren and investierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. investieren runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCVC) against investierten's 12 (VCCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: investieren vs investierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: investieren is [ɪnvɛsˈtiːʁən] while investierten is [ɪnvɛsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 48684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investieren is recorded at frequency rank #3,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnvɛsˈtiːʁən]. investierten is at rank #44,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnvɛsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 48684, this pair ranks #1,239,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investieren vs investierten
Shared letters: einrstv. Private to "investieren": -. Private to "investierten": -.
"investieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "investierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- investieren ← inevstieren · innvestieren · invesiteren · invesstieren · investeiren · investieern · investierenn · investierne
- investierten ← inevstierten · innvestierten · invesiterten · invesstierten · investeirten · investieretn · investierrten · investiertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "investieren" and "investierten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "investieren" or "investierten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "investieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,239,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investieren" and "investierten" 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 #1,239,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.