Which to use
“konzentriere” and “konzentrieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,737
- “konzentriere” frequency rank
- #3,903
- “konzentrieren” frequency rank
- 32640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konzentriere | konzentrieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs konzentrieren | seine Aufmerksamkeit auf eine Sache lenken |
Where the eye mixes konzentriere and konzentrieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. konzentriere runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCVVCV) against konzentrieren's 13 (CVCCVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between konzentriere and konzentrieren
A purely visual mix-up. konzentriere ([kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁə]) and konzentrieren ([kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən]) 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) - “konzentriere” sits inside “konzentrieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
konzentriere is recorded at frequency rank #28,737, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁə]. konzentrieren is at rank #3,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən].
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 32640, this pair ranks #1,703,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of konzentriere vs konzentrieren
Shared letters: eiknortz. Private to "konzentriere": -. Private to "konzentrieren": -.
"konzentriere" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCV · "konzentrieren" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- konzentriere ← kkonzentriere · knozentriere · konezntriere · konnzentriere · konzenntriere · konzenrtiere · konzentirere · konzentreire
- konzentrieren ← kkonzentrieren · knozentrieren · konezntrieren · konnzentrieren · konzenntrieren · konzenrtieren · konzentireren · konzentreiren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "konzentriere" and "konzentrieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "konzentriere" vs "konzentrieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "konzentriere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konzentrieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,703,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konzentriere" and "konzentrieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konzentriere vs konzentrierter". 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 #1,703,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.