Which to use
“profitiert” and “profitierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,800
- “profitiert” frequency rank
- #38,954
- “profitierten” frequency rank
- 46754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profitiert | profitierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs profitieren | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs profitieren |
Where the eye mixes profitiert and profitierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between profitiert and profitierten
A purely visual mix-up. profitiert ([pʁofiˈtiːɐ̯t]) and profitierten ([pʁofiˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “profitiert” sits inside “profitierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profitiert is recorded at frequency rank #7,800, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁofiˈtiːɐ̯t]. profitierten is at rank #38,954, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁofiˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 46754, this pair ranks #1,308,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of profitiert vs profitierten
Shared letters: efioprt. Private to "profitiert": -. Private to "profitierten": n.
"profitiert" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "profitierten" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- profitiert ← porfitiert · pprofitiert · prfoitiert · proffitiert · profiitert · profiteirt · profitierrt · profitiertt
- profitierten ← porfitierten · pprofitierten · prfoitierten · proffitierten · profiiterten · profiteirten · profitieretn · profitierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "profitiert" for "profitierten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "profitiert" or "profitierten" 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 "profitiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profitierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,308,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profitiert" and "profitierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profilieren vs profitierten". 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 #1,308,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.