Which to use
“kompliziert” and “komplizierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,716
- “kompliziert” frequency rank
- #16,755
- “komplizierten” frequency rank
- 21471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompliziert | komplizierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs kompliziert |
Where the eye mixes kompliziert and komplizierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. kompliziert runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCC) against komplizierten's 13 (CVCCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kompliziert with komplizierten
A purely visual mix-up. kompliziert ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and komplizierten ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “kompliziert” sits inside “komplizierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21471, 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]. komplizierten is at rank #16,755, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].
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 21471, this pair ranks #1,885,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kompliziert vs komplizierten
Shared letters: eiklmoprtz. Private to "kompliziert": -. Private to "komplizierten": n.
"kompliziert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC · "komplizierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kompliziert ← kkompliziert · kmopliziert · komlpiziert · kommpliziert · kompilziert · kompliizert · komplizeirt · komplizierrt
- komplizierten ← kkomplizierten · kmoplizierten · komlpizierten · kommplizierten · kompilzierten · kompliizerten · komplizeirten · komplizieretn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kompliziert" and "komplizierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kompliziert" or "komplizierten" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kompliziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "komplizierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompliziert" and "komplizierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "komplizierten 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 #1,885,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.