nominiertevsnominiertenTell them apart

Which to use

“nominierte” and “nominierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,735
“nominierte” frequency rank
#25,689
“nominierten” frequency rank
59424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nominierte nominierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nominiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nominiert

Where the eye mixes nominierte and nominierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
nominierte
11 ch
nominierten

Why the eye confuses nominierte with nominierten

A purely visual mix-up. nominierte ([nomiˈniːɐ̯tə]) and nominierten ([nomiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “nominierte” sits inside “nominierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nominierte is recorded at frequency rank #33,735, classified as anadj, pronounced [nomiˈniːɐ̯tə]. 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 59424, this pair ranks #825,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nominierte vs nominierten

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

"nominierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV  ·  "nominierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nominiertenmoinierte · nnominierte · noimnierte · nomiinerte · nomineirte · nominieret · nominierrte · nominiertte
  • nominiertennmoinierten · nnominierten · noimnierten · nomiinerten · nomineirten · nominieretn · nominierrten · nominiertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nominierte" and "nominierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([nomiˈniːɐ̯tə] versus [nomiˈniːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nominierte" or "nominierten"?
"nominierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,689 in our German list, against #33,735 for "nominierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "nominierte" and "nominierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nominierte" 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 #825,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nominierte" and "nominierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nominieren vs nominierte". 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 #825,022 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