Which to use
“protestierte” and “protestierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,865
- “protestierte” frequency rank
- #35,964
- “protestierten” frequency rank
- 70829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | protestierte | protestierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs protestieren | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs protestieren |
Where the eye mixes protestierte and protestierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. protestierte runs 12 letters (CCVCVCCVVCCV) against protestierten's 13 (CCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between protestierte and protestierten
A purely visual mix-up. protestierte ([pʁotɛsˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and protestierten ([pʁotɛsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “protestierte” sits inside “protestierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
protestierte is recorded at frequency rank #34,865, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁotɛsˈtiːɐ̯tə]. protestierten is at rank #35,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁotɛsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 70829, this pair ranks #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of protestierte vs protestierten
Shared letters: eioprst. Private to "protestierte": -. Private to "protestierten": n.
"protestierte" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCCV · "protestierten" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- protestierte ← portestierte · pprotestierte · proetstierte · protesiterte · protesstierte · protesteirte · protestieret · protestierrte
- protestierten ← portestierten · pprotestierten · proetstierten · protesiterten · protesstierten · protesteirten · protestieretn · protestierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "protestierte" and "protestierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "protestierte" or "protestierten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "protestierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "protestierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "protestierte" and "protestierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "protestiert vs protestierten". 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 #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.