Which to use
“markiert” is a verb and “markierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,450
- “markiert” frequency rank
- #17,978
- “markierte” frequency rank
- 24428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | markiert | markierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs markieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs markiert |
Where the eye mixes markiert and markierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between markiert and markierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: markiert is [maʁˈkiːɐ̯t] while markierte is [maʁˈkiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “markiert” sits inside “markierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
markiert is recorded at frequency rank #6,450, classified as averb, pronounced [maʁˈkiːɐ̯t]. markierte is at rank #17,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maʁˈkiːɐ̯tə].
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 24428, this pair ranks #1,847,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of markiert vs markierte
Shared letters: aeikmrt. Private to "markiert": -. Private to "markierte": -.
"markiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "markierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "markiert" and "markierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "markiert" or "markierte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "markiert" and "markierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "markiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "markierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "markiert" and "markierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "markierte vs maskiert". 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 #1,847,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.