Which to use
“kombiniert” is a verb and “kombinierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,089
- “kombiniert” frequency rank
- #25,202
- “kombinierten” frequency rank
- 33291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kombiniert | kombinierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kombinieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kombiniert |
Where the eye mixes kombiniert and kombinierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kombiniert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against kombinierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kombiniert and kombinierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kombiniert is [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯t] while kombinierten is [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kombiniert” sits inside “kombinierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33291, 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]. kombinierten is at rank #25,202, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmbiˈniːɐ̯tn̩].
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 33291, this pair ranks #1,689,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kombiniert vs kombinierten
Shared letters: beikmnort. Private to "kombiniert": -. Private to "kombinierten": -.
"kombiniert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "kombinierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kombiniert ← kkombiniert · kmobiniert · kobminiert · kombbiniert · kombiinert · kombineirt · kombinierrt · kombiniertt
- kombinierten ← kkombinierten · kmobinierten · kobminierten · kombbinierten · kombiinerten · kombineirten · kombinieretn · kombinierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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 "kombinierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,689,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kombiniert" and "kombinierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kombinierte vs kombinierten". 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 #1,689,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.