Which to use
“liebte” and “liebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,765
- “liebte” frequency rank
- #33,701
- “liebten” frequency rank
- 43466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liebte | liebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lieben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lieben |
Where the eye mixes liebte and liebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. liebte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against liebten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: liebte vs liebten
A purely visual mix-up. liebte ([ˈliːptə]) and liebten ([ˈliːptn̩]) 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) - “liebte” sits inside “liebten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liebte is recorded at frequency rank #9,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈliːptə]. liebten is at rank #33,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliːptn̩].
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 43466, this pair ranks #1,417,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of liebte vs liebten
Shared letters: beilt. Private to "liebte": -. Private to "liebten": n.
"liebte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "liebten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "liebte" and "liebten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "liebte" or "liebten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "liebte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,417,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liebte" and "liebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs liebten". 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 #1,417,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.