Which to use
“kompliziert” and “kompliziertes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,716
- “kompliziert” frequency rank
- #33,674
- “kompliziertes” frequency rank
- 38390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompliziert | kompliziertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompliziert |
Where the eye mixes kompliziert and kompliziertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. kompliziert runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCC) against kompliziertes'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 kompliziertes
A purely visual mix-up. kompliziert ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and kompliziertes ([kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯təs]) 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 “kompliziertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38390, 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]. kompliziertes is at rank #33,674, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯təs].
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 38390, this pair ranks #1,565,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kompliziert vs kompliziertes
Shared letters: eiklmoprtz. Private to "kompliziert": -. Private to "kompliziertes": s.
"kompliziert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC · "kompliziertes" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kompliziert ← kkompliziert · kmopliziert · komlpiziert · kommpliziert · kompilziert · kompliizert · komplizeirt · komplizierrt
- kompliziertes ← kkompliziertes · kmopliziertes · komlpiziertes · kommpliziertes · kompilziertes · kompliizertes · komplizeirtes · komplizierets
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kompliziert" and "kompliziertes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kompliziert" or "kompliziertes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kompliziert" and "kompliziertes" 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 "kompliziertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompliziert" and "kompliziertes" 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 #1,565,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.