Which to use
“kommentieren” is a verb and “kommentiert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,232
- “kommentieren” frequency rank
- #6,316
- “kommentiert” frequency rank
- 14548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommentieren | kommentiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Sachverhalt von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus näher erläutern, einen Kommentar abgeben | mit Erklärungen/Anmerkungen versehen |
Where the eye mixes kommentieren and kommentiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kommentieren runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVVCVC) against kommentiert's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kommentieren with kommentiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kommentieren is [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁən] while kommentiert is [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯t]. 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 14548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommentieren is recorded at frequency rank #8,232, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁən]. kommentiert is at rank #6,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 14548, this pair ranks #1,950,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommentieren vs kommentiert
Shared letters: eikmnort. Private to "kommentieren": -. Private to "kommentiert": -.
"kommentieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC · "kommentiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommentieren ← kkommentieren · kmomentieren · komemntieren · komentieren · kommeniteren · kommenntieren · kommenteiren · kommentieern
- kommentiert ← kkommentiert · kmomentiert · komemntiert · komentiert · kommenitert · kommenntiert · kommenteirt · kommentierrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kommentieren" and "kommentiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kommentieren" or "kommentiert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kommentieren" and "kommentiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommentieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommentiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommentieren" and "kommentiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommandiert vs kommentiert". 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 #1,950,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.