Which to use
“konstatiert” is a verb and “konstatierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,134
- “konstatiert” frequency rank
- #38,231
- “konstatierte” frequency rank
- 69365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konstatiert | konstatierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs konstatieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konstatiert |
Where the eye mixes konstatiert and konstatierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. konstatiert runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCC) against konstatierte's 12 (CVCCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses konstatiert with konstatierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: konstatiert is [kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯t] while konstatierte is [kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “konstatiert” sits inside “konstatierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
konstatiert is recorded at frequency rank #31,134, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯t]. konstatierte is at rank #38,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯tə].
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 69365, this pair ranks #478,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of konstatiert vs konstatierte
Shared letters: aeiknorst. Private to "konstatiert": -. Private to "konstatierte": -.
"konstatiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC · "konstatierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- konstatiert ← kkonstatiert · knostatiert · konnstatiert · konsattiert · konsstatiert · konstaitert · konstateirt · konstatierrt
- konstatierte ← kkonstatierte · knostatierte · konnstatierte · konsattierte · konsstatierte · konstaiterte · konstateirte · konstatieret
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "konstatiert" and "konstatierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "konstatiert" or "konstatierte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "konstatiert" and "konstatierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "konstatiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konstatierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konstatiert" and "konstatierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konstatiert vs konstituiert". 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 #478,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.