Which to use
“programmieren” and “programmiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,776
- “programmieren” frequency rank
- #12,991
- “programmiert” frequency rank
- 25767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programmieren | programmiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Computer-Programm schreiben/entwickeln | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs programmieren |
Where the eye mixes programmieren and programmiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses programmieren with programmiert
A purely visual mix-up. programmieren ([pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]) and programmiert ([pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programmieren is recorded at frequency rank #12,776, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]. programmiert is at rank #12,991, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯t].
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 25767, this pair ranks #1,828,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of programmieren vs programmiert
Shared letters: aegimopr. Private to "programmieren": n. Private to "programmiert": t.
"programmieren" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVCVC · "programmiert" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programmieren ← porgrammieren · pprogrammieren · prgorammieren · progarmmieren · proggrammieren · programieren · programimeren · programmeiren
- programmiert ← porgrammiert · pprogrammiert · prgorammiert · progarmmiert · proggrammiert · programiert · programimert · programmeirt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "programmieren" for "programmiert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "programmieren" or "programmiert" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "programmieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programmiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programmieren" and "programmiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Programmheft vs programmiert". 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 #1,828,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.