Which to use
“kontaktiere” and “kontaktiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,857
- “kontaktiere” frequency rank
- #16,758
- “kontaktiert” frequency rank
- 55615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kontaktiere | kontaktiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren |
Where the eye mixes kontaktiere and kontaktiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kontaktiere (CVCCVCCVVCV) and kontaktiert (CVCCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses kontaktiere with kontaktiert
A purely visual mix-up. kontaktiere ([kɔntakˈtiːʁə]) and kontaktiert ([kɔntakˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “kontaktiere” becomes t in “kontaktiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kontaktiere is recorded at frequency rank #38,857, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔntakˈtiːʁə]. kontaktiert is at rank #16,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔntakˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 55615, this pair ranks #972,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kontaktiere vs kontaktiert
Shared letters: aeiknort. Private to "kontaktiere": -. Private to "kontaktiert": -.
"kontaktiere" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV · "kontaktiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kontaktiere ← kkontaktiere · knotaktiere · konatktiere · konntaktiere · kontakitere · kontakktiere · kontakteire · kontaktieer
- kontaktiert ← kkontaktiert · knotaktiert · konatktiert · konntaktiert · kontakitert · kontakktiert · kontakteirt · kontaktierrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kontaktiere" and "kontaktiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kontaktiere" or "kontaktiert"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kontaktiere" and "kontaktiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kontaktiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kontaktiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #972,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kontaktiere" and "kontaktiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kontaktiere vs kontaktieren". 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 #972,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.