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“irritieren” and “irritiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,593
- “irritieren” frequency rank
- #12,315
- “irritiert” frequency rank
- 49908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irritieren | irritiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einer Sache ablenken; die Konzentration stören | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs irritieren |
Where the eye mixes irritieren and irritiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. irritieren runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCVC) against irritiert's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: irritieren vs irritiert
A purely visual mix-up. irritieren ([ɪʁiˈtiːʁən]) and irritiert ([ɪʁiˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irritieren is recorded at frequency rank #37,593, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪʁiˈtiːʁən]. irritiert is at rank #12,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪʁiˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 49908, this pair ranks #1,193,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irritieren vs irritiert
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "irritieren": n. Private to "irritiert": -.
"irritieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "irritiert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irritieren ← irirtieren · iritieren · irriiteren · irriteiren · irritieern · irritierenn · irritierne · irritierren
- irritiert ← irirtiert · iritiert · irriitert · irriteirt · irritierrt · irritiertt · irritietr · irritiret
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irritieren" for "irritiert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "irritieren" vs "irritiert" - 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 "irritieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irritiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,193,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irritieren" and "irritiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irritieren vs irritierend". 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 #1,193,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.