Which to use
“kompliziert” and “komplizierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,716
- “kompliziert” frequency rank
- #13,185
- “komplizierte” frequency rank
- 17901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompliziert | komplizierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompliziert |
Where the eye mixes kompliziert and komplizierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. kompliziert runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCC) against komplizierte's 12 (CVCCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kompliziert vs komplizierte
A purely visual mix-up. kompliziert ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and komplizierte ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “kompliziert” sits inside “komplizierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kompliziert is recorded at frequency rank #4,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. komplizierte is at rank #13,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
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 17901, this pair ranks #1,923,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kompliziert vs komplizierte
Shared letters: eiklmoprtz. Private to "kompliziert": -. Private to "komplizierte": -.
"kompliziert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC · "komplizierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kompliziert ← kkompliziert · kmopliziert · komlpiziert · kommpliziert · kompilziert · kompliizert · komplizeirt · komplizierrt
- komplizierte ← kkomplizierte · kmoplizierte · komlpizierte · kommplizierte · kompilzierte · kompliizerte · komplizeirte · komplizieret
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kompliziert" and "komplizierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kompliziert" vs "komplizierte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kompliziert" and "komplizierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kompliziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "komplizierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompliziert" and "komplizierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "komplizierte vs kompliziertes". 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 #1,923,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.