Which to use
“renovieren” and “renoviert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,713
- “renovieren” frequency rank
- #11,737
- “renoviert” frequency rank
- 32450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renovieren | renoviert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gebäude, Räumlichkeiten, Innenausstattungen oder Ähnliches wieder herrichten, erneuern, instand setzen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs renovieren |
Where the eye mixes renovieren and renoviert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. renovieren runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against renoviert's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: renovieren vs renoviert
A purely visual mix-up. renovieren ([ʁenoˈviːʁən]) and renoviert ([ʁenoˈviːɐ̯t]) 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 32450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renovieren is recorded at frequency rank #20,713, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːʁən]. renoviert is at rank #11,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯t].
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 32450, this pair ranks #1,707,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renovieren vs renoviert
Shared letters: einorv. Private to "renovieren": -. Private to "renoviert": t.
"renovieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "renoviert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- renovieren ← ernovieren · rennovieren · renoiveren · renoveiren · renovieern · renovierenn · renovierne · renovierren
- renoviert ← ernoviert · rennoviert · renoivert · renoveirt · renovierrt · renoviertt · renovietr · renoviret
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renovieren" and "renoviert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "renovieren" or "renoviert" 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 "renovieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renoviert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,707,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renovieren" and "renoviert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renovieren vs renovierten". 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 #1,707,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.