Which to use
“marschiert” is a verb and “marschierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,980
- “marschiert” frequency rank
- #30,192
- “marschierten” frequency rank
- 48172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marschiert | marschierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs marschieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs marschiert |
Where the eye mixes marschiert and marschierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. marschiert runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVVCC) against marschierten's 12 (CVCCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marschiert with marschierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marschiert is [maʁˈʃiːɐ̯t] while marschierten is [maʁˈʃiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “marschiert” sits inside “marschierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marschiert is recorded at frequency rank #17,980, classified as averb, pronounced [maʁˈʃiːɐ̯t]. marschierten is at rank #30,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maʁˈʃiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 48172, this pair ranks #1,258,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marschiert vs marschierten
Shared letters: acehimrst. Private to "marschiert": -. Private to "marschierten": n.
"marschiert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCC · "marschierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marschiert ← amrschiert · marcshiert · marrschiert · marscchiert · marscheirt · marschhiert · marschierrt · marschiertt
- marschierten ← amrschierten · marcshierten · marrschierten · marscchierten · marscheirten · marschhierten · marschieretn · marschierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marschiert" for "marschierten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "marschiert" or "marschierten" 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 "marschiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marschierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marschiert" and "marschierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marschierte vs marschierten". 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 #1,258,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.