Which to use
“konzentrieren” is a verb and “konzentriert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,903
- “konzentrieren” frequency rank
- #5,278
- “konzentriert” frequency rank
- 9181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | konzentrieren | konzentriert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seine Aufmerksamkeit auf eine Sache lenken | geistig auf eine Sache fokussiert und dabei sehr wach sein, sich nicht von etwas ablenken lassen, sich von einer Sache einnehmen lassen |
Where the eye mixes konzentrieren and konzentriert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. konzentrieren runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCCVVCVC) against konzentriert's 12 (CVCCVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: konzentrieren vs konzentriert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: konzentrieren is [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən] while konzentriert is [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 9181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
konzentrieren is recorded at frequency rank #3,903, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən]. 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 9181, this pair ranks #1,981,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of konzentrieren vs konzentriert
Shared letters: eiknortz. Private to "konzentrieren": -. Private to "konzentriert": -.
"konzentrieren" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCVC · "konzentriert" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- konzentrieren ← kkonzentrieren · knozentrieren · konezntrieren · konnzentrieren · konzenntrieren · konzenrtieren · konzentireren · konzentreiren
- konzentriert ← kkonzentriert · knozentriert · konezntriert · konnzentriert · konzenntriert · konzenrtiert · konzentirert · konzentreirt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "konzentrieren" and "konzentriert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "konzentrieren" or "konzentriert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "konzentrieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "konzentriert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "konzentrieren" and "konzentriert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konzentriert 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 #1,981,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.