Which to use
“manipulieren” and “manipulierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “manipulieren” frequency rank
- #49,878
- “manipulierten” frequency rank
- 63076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manipulieren | manipulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch gezielte Beeinflussung in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs manipulieren |
Where the eye mixes manipulieren and manipulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manipulieren vs manipulierten
A purely visual mix-up. manipulieren ([manipuˈliːʁən]) and manipulierten ([manipuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manipulieren is recorded at frequency rank #13,198, classified as averb, pronounced [manipuˈliːʁən]. manipulierten is at rank #49,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [manipuˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
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 63076, this pair ranks #689,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manipulieren vs manipulierten
Shared letters: aeilmnpru. Private to "manipulieren": -. Private to "manipulierten": t.
"manipulieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC · "manipulierten" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manipulieren ← amnipulieren · mainpulieren · manipluieren · manippulieren · manipuileren · manipuleiren · manipulieern · manipulierenn
- manipulierten ← amnipulierten · mainpulierten · manipluierten · manippulierten · manipuilerten · manipuleirten · manipulieretn · manipulierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manipulieren" and "manipulierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manipulieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manipulierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #689,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manipulieren" and "manipulierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manipulierte vs manipulierten". 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 #689,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.