Which to use
“kommentieren” is a verb and “kommentierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,232
- “kommentieren” frequency rank
- #15,409
- “kommentierte” frequency rank
- 23641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommentieren | kommentierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Sachverhalt von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus näher erläutern, einen Kommentar abgeben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kommentiert |
Where the eye mixes kommentieren and kommentierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. kommentieren (CVCCVCCVVCVC) and kommentierte (CVCCVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kommentieren and kommentierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kommentieren is [kɔmɛnˈtiːʁən] while kommentierte is [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23641, 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]. kommentierte is at rank #15,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯tə].
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 23641, this pair ranks #1,858,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommentieren vs kommentierte
Shared letters: eikmnort. Private to "kommentieren": -. Private to "kommentierte": -.
"kommentieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC · "kommentierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommentieren ← kkommentieren · kmomentieren · komemntieren · komentieren · kommeniteren · kommenntieren · kommenteiren · kommentieern
- kommentierte ← kkommentierte · kmomentierte · komemntierte · komentierte · kommeniterte · kommenntierte · kommenteirte · kommentieret
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kommentieren" and "kommentierte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kommentieren" or "kommentierte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kommentieren" and "kommentierte" 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 "kommentierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,858,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommentieren" and "kommentierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommentiere vs kommentierte". 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 #1,858,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.