Which to use
“korrigieren” is a verb and “korrigierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,092
- “korrigieren” frequency rank
- #27,382
- “korrigierte” frequency rank
- 35474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | korrigieren | korrigierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Fehler in (von) etwas (jemandem) berichtigen, eine Korrektur durchführen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs korrigiert |
Where the eye mixes korrigieren and korrigierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. korrigieren (CVCCVCVVCVC) and korrigierte (CVCCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between korrigieren and korrigierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: korrigieren is [kɔʁiˈɡiːʁən] while korrigierte is [kɔʁiˈɡiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
korrigieren is recorded at frequency rank #8,092, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔʁiˈɡiːʁən]. korrigierte is at rank #27,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔʁiˈɡiːɐ̯tə].
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 35474, this pair ranks #1,639,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of korrigieren vs korrigierte
Shared letters: egikor. Private to "korrigieren": n. Private to "korrigierte": t.
"korrigieren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "korrigierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- korrigieren ← kkorrigieren · korigieren · korirgieren · korrgiieren · korrigeiren · korriggieren · korrigieern · korrigierenn
- korrigierte ← kkorrigierte · korigierte · korirgierte · korrgiierte · korrigeirte · korriggierte · korrigieret · korrigierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "korrigieren" and "korrigierte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "korrigieren" or "korrigierte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "korrigieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "korrigierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "korrigieren" and "korrigierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "korrigiere vs korrigierte". 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 #1,639,121 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.