Which to use
“markierte” and “markierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,978
- “markierte” frequency rank
- #22,823
- “markierten” frequency rank
- 40801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | markierte | markierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs markiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs markiert |
Where the eye mixes markierte and markierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between markierte and markierten
A purely visual mix-up. markierte ([maʁˈkiːɐ̯tə]) and markierten ([maʁˈkiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “markierte” sits inside “markierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
markierte is recorded at frequency rank #17,978, classified as anadj, pronounced [maʁˈkiːɐ̯tə]. markierten is at rank #22,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maʁˈkiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 40801, this pair ranks #1,497,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of markierte vs markierten
Shared letters: aeikmrt. Private to "markierte": -. Private to "markierten": n.
"markierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "markierten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- markierte ← amrkierte · makrierte · marikerte · markeirte · markieret · markierrte · markiertte · markietre
- markierten ← amrkierten · makrierten · marikerten · markeirten · markieretn · markierrten · markiertenn · markiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "markierte" and "markierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "markierte" or "markierten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "markierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "markierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "markierte" and "markierten" 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 #1,497,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.