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“konzentrierte” and “konzentrierter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,879
“konzentrierte” frequency rank
#34,762
“konzentrierter” frequency rank
48641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konzentrierte konzentrierter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konzentriert Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs konzentriert

Where the eye mixes konzentrierte and konzentrierter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. konzentrierte runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCCVVCCV) against konzentrierter's 14 (CVCCVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
konzentrierte
14 ch
konzentrierter

Visual trap between konzentrierte and konzentrierter

A purely visual mix-up. konzentrierte ([kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tə]) and konzentrierter ([kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tɐ]) 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) - “konzentrierte” sits inside “konzentrierter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konzentrierte is recorded at frequency rank #13,879, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tə]. 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 48641, this pair ranks #1,241,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of konzentrierte vs konzentrierter

Shared letters: eiknortz. Private to "konzentrierte": -. Private to "konzentrierter": -.

"konzentrierte" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCCV  ·  "konzentrierter" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konzentriertekkonzentrierte · knozentrierte · konezntrierte · konnzentrierte · konzenntrierte · konzenrtierte · konzentirerte · konzentreirte
  • konzentrierterkkonzentrierter · knozentrierter · konezntrierter · konnzentrierter · konzenntrierter · konzenrtierter · konzentirerter · konzentreirter

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "konzentrierte" and "konzentrierter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tə] versus [kɔnt͡sɛnˈtʁiːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "konzentrierte" or "konzentrierter"?
"konzentrierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,879 in our German list, against #34,762 for "konzentrierter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "konzentrierte" and "konzentrierter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "konzentrierte" 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 #1,241,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konzentrierte" and "konzentrierter" 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 #1,241,045 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list