Which to use
“nutzt” and “nutzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,671
- “nutzt” frequency rank
- #7,089
- “nutzte” frequency rank
- 9760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nutzt | nutzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nutzen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nutzen |
Where the eye mixes nutzt and nutzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nutzt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against nutzte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nutzt and nutzte
A purely visual mix-up. nutzt ([nʊt͡st]) and nutzte ([ˈnʊt͡stə]) 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) - “nutzt” sits inside “nutzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nutzt is recorded at frequency rank #2,671, classified as averb, pronounced [nʊt͡st]. nutzte is at rank #7,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡stə].
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 9760, this pair ranks #1,978,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nutzt vs nutzte
Shared letters: ntuz. Private to "nutzt": -. Private to "nutzte": e.
"nutzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nutzte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nutzt" and "nutzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nutzt" or "nutzte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nutzt" and "nutzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nutzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nutzt" and "nutzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nut vs nutzt". 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 #1,978,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.