nominiertvsnominiertenConfusable pair

Quick tell: nominiert is a verb, nominierten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nominiert” is a verb and “nominierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,455
“nominiert” frequency rank
#25,689
“nominierten” frequency rank
32144
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nominiert nominierten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nominieren Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nominiert

Where the eye mixes nominiert and nominierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
nominiert
11 ch
nominierten

Look-alike desk: nominiert vs nominierten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nominiert is [nomiˈniːɐ̯t] while nominierten is [nomiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “nominiert” sits inside “nominierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nominiert is recorded at frequency rank #6,455, classified as averb, pronounced [nomiˈniːɐ̯t]. nominierten is at rank #25,689, tagged as anadj, pronounced [nomiˈniːɐ̯tn̩].

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 32144, this pair ranks #1,713,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nominiert vs nominierten

Shared letters: eimnort. Private to "nominiert": -. Private to "nominierten": -.

"nominiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "nominierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nominiertnmoiniert · nnominiert · noimniert · nomiinert · nomineirt · nominierrt · nominiertt · nominietr
  • nominiertennmoinierten · nnominierten · noimnierten · nomiinerten · nomineirten · nominieretn · nominierrten · nominiertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nominiert" and "nominierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nominiert" is a verb and "nominierten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "nominiert" vs "nominierten" - which ranks higher?
"nominiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,455 in our German list, against #25,689 for "nominierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nominiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nominierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,713,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nominiert" and "nominierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nominierte vs nominierten". 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 #1,713,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list