Which to use
“organisieren” is a verb and “organisierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,015
- “organisieren” frequency rank
- #7,090
- “organisierte” frequency rank
- 12105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organisieren | organisierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | systematisch vorbereiten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs organisiert |
Where the eye mixes organisieren and organisierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. organisieren (VCCVCVCVVCVC) and organisierte (VCCVCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: organisieren vs organisierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: organisieren is [ɔʁɡaniˈziːʁən] while organisierte is [ɔʁɡaniˈziːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organisieren is recorded at frequency rank #5,015, classified as averb, pronounced [ɔʁɡaniˈziːʁən]. organisierte is at rank #7,090, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁɡaniˈziːɐ̯tə].
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 12105, this pair ranks #1,966,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organisieren vs organisierte
Shared letters: aeginors. Private to "organisieren": -. Private to "organisierte": t.
"organisieren" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC · "organisierte" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- organisieren ← ogranisieren · oragnisieren · orgainsieren · organiiseren · organiseiren · organisieern · organisierenn · organisierne
- organisierte ← ogranisierte · oragnisierte · orgainsierte · organiiserte · organiseirte · organisieret · organisierrte · organisiertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "organisieren" and "organisierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "organisieren" vs "organisierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "organisieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organisierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organisieren" and "organisierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organisierte vs organisiertes". 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 #1,966,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.