Which to use
“redete” and “redeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,978
- “redete” frequency rank
- #29,749
- “redeten” frequency rank
- 45727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redete | redeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden |
Where the eye mixes redete and redeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against redeten's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between redete and redeten
A purely visual mix-up. redete ([ˈʁeːdətə]) and redeten ([ˈʁeːdətn̩]) 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) - “redete” sits inside “redeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redete is recorded at frequency rank #15,978, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətə]. redeten is at rank #29,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətn̩].
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 45727, this pair ranks #1,343,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redete vs redeten
Shared letters: dert. Private to "redete": -. Private to "redeten": n.
"redete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "redeten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redete" for "redeten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "redete" or "redeten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "redete" and "redeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,343,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redete" and "redeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redeten vs retteten". 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 #1,343,226 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.