Which to use
“konzentriere” is a verb and “konzentriert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,737
- “konzentriere” frequency rank
- #5,278
- “konzentriert” frequency rank
- 34015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konzentriere | konzentriert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs konzentrieren | geistig auf eine Sache fokussiert und dabei sehr wach sein, sich nicht von etwas ablenken lassen, sich von einer Sache einnehmen lassen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set konzentriere and konzentriert apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
konzentriere and konzentriert form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - e in “konzentriere” becomes t in “konzentriert” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34015, 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]. konzentriert is at rank #5,278, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯t].
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 34015, this pair ranks #1,672,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering konzentriere vs konzentriert
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “konzentriere”; for an adjective, it's “konzentriert”.
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