konzipiertvskonzipiertenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: konzipiert is a verb, konzipierten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“konzipiert” is a verb and “konzipierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,580
“konzipiert” frequency rank
#44,746
“konzipierten” frequency rank
54326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konzipiert konzipierten
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs konzipieren Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konzipiert

Where the eye mixes konzipiert and konzipierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. konzipiert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against konzipierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
konzipiert
12 ch
konzipierten

Why the eye confuses konzipiert with konzipierten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: konzipiert is [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯t] while konzipierten is [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “konzipiert” sits inside “konzipierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konzipiert is recorded at frequency rank #9,580, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯t]. konzipierten is at rank #44,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 54326, this pair ranks #1,023,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of konzipiert vs konzipierten

Shared letters: eiknoprtz. Private to "konzipiert": -. Private to "konzipierten": -.

"konzipiert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC  ·  "konzipierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konzipiert ← kkonzipiert · knozipiert · konizpiert · konnzipiert · konziipert · konzipeirt · konzipierrt · konzipiertt
  • konzipierten ← kkonzipierten · knozipierten · konizpierten · konnzipierten · konziiperten · konzipeirten · konzipieretn · konzipierrten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "konzipiert" and "konzipierten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "konzipiert" is a verb and "konzipierten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "konzipiert" vs "konzipierten" - which ranks higher?
"konzipiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,580 in our German list, against #44,746 for "konzipierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "konzipiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "konzipierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,023,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konzipiert" and "konzipierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konzipierte vs konzipierten". 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 #1,023,249 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