Which to use
“konzentriere” is a verb and “konzentrierter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,737
- “konzentriere” frequency rank
- #34,762
- “konzentrierter” frequency rank
- 63499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konzentriere | konzentrierter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs konzentrieren | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konzentriert |
Where the eye mixes konzentriere and konzentrierter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. konzentriere runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCVVCV) against konzentrierter's 14 (CVCCVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: konzentriere vs konzentrierter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: konzentriere is [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁə] while konzentrierter is [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63499, 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]. konzentrierter is at rank #34,762, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tɐ].
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 63499, this pair ranks #674,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of konzentriere vs konzentrierter
Shared letters: eiknortz. Private to "konzentriere": -. Private to "konzentrierter": -.
"konzentriere" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCV · "konzentrierter" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- konzentriere ← kkonzentriere · knozentriere · konezntriere · konnzentriere · konzenntriere · konzenrtiere · konzentirere · konzentreire
- konzentrierter ← kkonzentrierter · knozentrierter · konezntrierter · konnzentrierter · konzenntrierter · konzenrtierter · konzentirerter · konzentreirter
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "konzentriere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konzentrierter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #674,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konzentriere" and "konzentrierter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konzentrierten 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 #674,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.