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Which to use

“konstatierte” and “konstruierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,231
“konstatierte” frequency rank
#33,678
“konstruierte” frequency rank
71909
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konstatierte konstruierte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konstatiert Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konstruiert

Where the eye mixes konstatierte and konstruierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. konstatierte (CVCCCVCVVCCV) and konstruierte (CVCCCCVVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

12 ch
konstatierte
12 ch
konstruierte

Why the eye confuses konstatierte with konstruierte

A purely visual mix-up. konstatierte ([kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and konstruierte ([kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konstatierte is recorded at frequency rank #38,231, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯tə]. konstruierte is at rank #33,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə].

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 71909, this pair ranks #403,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of konstatierte vs konstruierte

Shared letters: eiknorst. Private to "konstatierte": a. Private to "konstruierte": u.

"konstatierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCV  ·  "konstruierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konstatierte ← kkonstatierte · knostatierte · konnstatierte · konsattierte · konsstatierte · konstaiterte · konstateirte · konstatieret
  • konstruierte ← kkonstruierte · knostruierte · konnstruierte · konsrtuierte · konsstruierte · konstriuerte · konstrruierte · konstrueirte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "konstatierte" and "konstruierte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnstaˈtiːɐ̯tə] versus [kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "konstatierte" vs "konstruierte" - which ranks higher?
"konstruierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,678 in our German list, against #38,231 for "konstatierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "konstatierte" and "konstruierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "konstatierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "konstruierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #403,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konstatierte" and "konstruierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konstatiert vs konstatierte". 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 #403,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list