Which to use
“kombiniert” is a verb and “kombinierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,089
- “kombiniert” frequency rank
- #22,797
- “kombinierte” frequency rank
- 30886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kombiniert | kombinierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kombinieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kombiniert |
Where the eye mixes kombiniert and kombinierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kombiniert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against kombinierte's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kombiniert and kombinierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kombiniert is [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯t] while kombinierte is [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “kombiniert” sits inside “kombinierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kombiniert is recorded at frequency rank #8,089, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯t]. kombinierte is at rank #22,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯tə].
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 30886, this pair ranks #1,739,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kombiniert vs kombinierte
Shared letters: beikmnort. Private to "kombiniert": -. Private to "kombinierte": -.
"kombiniert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "kombinierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kombiniert ← kkombiniert · kmobiniert · kobminiert · kombbiniert · kombiinert · kombineirt · kombinierrt · kombiniertt
- kombinierte ← kkombinierte · kmobinierte · kobminierte · kombbinierte · kombiinerte · kombineirte · kombinieret · kombinierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kombiniert" and "kombinierte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kombiniert" or "kombinierte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kombiniert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kombinierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kombiniert" and "kombinierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kombinierte vs komponierte". 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 #1,739,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.