konstruiertevskonstruiertenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,678
“konstruierte” frequency rank
#33,679
“konstruierten” frequency rank
67357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konstruierte konstruierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konstruiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konstruiert

Where the eye mixes konstruierte and konstruierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. konstruierte runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVVVCCV) against konstruierten's 13 (CVCCCCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
konstruierte
13 ch
konstruierten

Look-alike desk: konstruierte vs konstruierten

A purely visual mix-up. konstruierte ([kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə]) and konstruierten ([kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “konstruierte” sits inside “konstruierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konstruierte is recorded at frequency rank #33,678, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə]. konstruierten is at rank #33,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 67357, this pair ranks #542,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of konstruierte vs konstruierten

Shared letters: eiknorstu. Private to "konstruierte": -. Private to "konstruierten": -.

"konstruierte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVCCV  ·  "konstruierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konstruierte ← kkonstruierte · knostruierte · konnstruierte · konsrtuierte · konsstruierte · konstriuerte · konstrruierte · konstrueirte
  • konstruierten ← kkonstruierten · knostruierten · konnstruierten · konsrtuierten · konsstruierten · konstriuerten · konstrruierten · konstrueirten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "konstruierte" for "konstruierten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tə] versus [kɔnstʁuˈiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "konstruierte" or "konstruierten"?
"konstruierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,678 in our German list, against #33,679 for "konstruierten". 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 "konstruierte" and "konstruierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "konstruierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "konstruierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #542,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konstruierte" and "konstruierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konstatierte vs konstruierte". 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 #542,809 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