Which to use
“marschierte” and “marschierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,840
- “marschierte” frequency rank
- #30,192
- “marschierten” frequency rank
- 58032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marschierte | marschierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs marschiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs marschiert |
Where the eye mixes marschierte and marschierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. marschierte runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVVCCV) against marschierten's 12 (CVCCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marschierte vs marschierten
A purely visual mix-up. marschierte ([maʁˈʃiːɐ̯tə]) and marschierten ([maʁˈʃiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “marschierte” sits inside “marschierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marschierte is recorded at frequency rank #27,840, classified as anadj, pronounced [maʁˈʃiːɐ̯tə]. 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 58032, this pair ranks #878,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marschierte vs marschierten
Shared letters: acehimrst. Private to "marschierte": -. Private to "marschierten": n.
"marschierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCCV · "marschierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marschierte ← amrschierte · marcshierte · marrschierte · marscchierte · marscheirte · marschhierte · marschieret · marschierrte
- marschierten ← amrschierten · marcshierten · marrschierten · marscchierten · marscheirten · marschhierten · marschieretn · marschierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marschierte" and "marschierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "marschierte" or "marschierten" 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 "marschierte" 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 #878,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marschierte" and "marschierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marschiert 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 #878,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.