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

#23,579
“isolierte” frequency rank
#27,365
“isolierten” frequency rank
50944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature isolierte isolierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs isoliert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs isoliert

Where the eye mixes isolierte and isolierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. isolierte runs 9 letters (VCVCVVCCV) against isolierten's 10 (VCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
isolierte
10 ch
isolierten

Look-alike desk: isolierte vs isolierten

A purely visual mix-up. isolierte ([izoˈliːɐ̯tə]) and isolierten ([izoˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “isolierte” sits inside “isolierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

isolierte is recorded at frequency rank #23,579, classified as anadj, pronounced [izoˈliːɐ̯tə]. isolierten is at rank #27,365, tagged as anadj, pronounced [izoˈliːɐ̯tn̩].

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 50944, this pair ranks #1,154,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of isolierte vs isolierten

Shared letters: eilorst. Private to "isolierte": -. Private to "isolierten": n.

"isolierte" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCCV  ·  "isolierten" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • isolierte ← ioslierte · isloierte · isoilerte · isoleirte · isolieret · isolierrte · isoliertte · isolietre
  • isolierten ← ioslierten · isloierten · isoilerten · isoleirten · isolieretn · isolierrten · isoliertenn · isoliertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "isolierte" and "isolierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([izoˈliːɐ̯tə] versus [izoˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "isolierte" or "isolierten"?
"isolierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,579 in our German list, against #27,365 for "isolierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "isolierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "isolierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,154,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "isolierte" and "isolierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isolieren vs isolierten". 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 #1,154,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list