konzipiertevskonzipiertenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,876
“konzipierte” frequency rank
#44,746
“konzipierten” frequency rank
80622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature konzipierte konzipierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konzipiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs konzipiert

Where the eye mixes konzipierte and konzipierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. konzipierte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCCV) against konzipierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
konzipierte
12 ch
konzipierten

Visual trap between konzipierte and konzipierten

A purely visual mix-up. konzipierte ([kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tə]) and konzipierten ([kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “konzipierte” sits inside “konzipierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

konzipierte is recorded at frequency rank #35,876, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tə]. 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 80622, this pair ranks #191,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of konzipierte vs konzipierten

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

"konzipierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV  ·  "konzipierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • konzipierte ← kkonzipierte · knozipierte · konizpierte · konnzipierte · konziiperte · konzipeirte · konzipieret · konzipierrte
  • konzipierten ← kkonzipierten · knozipierten · konizpierten · konnzipierten · konziiperten · konzipeirten · konzipieretn · konzipierrten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "konzipierte" for "konzipierten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tə] versus [kɔnt͡siˈpiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "konzipierte" or "konzipierten"?
"konzipierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,876 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "konzipierte" 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 #191,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "konzipierte" and "konzipierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konzipiert 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 #191,952 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