Which to use
“renovieren” is a verb and “renovierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,713
- “renovieren” frequency rank
- #38,968
- “renovierte” frequency rank
- 59681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renovieren | renovierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gebäude, Räumlichkeiten, Innenausstattungen oder Ähnliches wieder herrichten, erneuern, instand setzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs renoviert |
Where the eye mixes renovieren and renovierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. renovieren (CVCVCVVCVC) and renovierte (CVCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses renovieren with renovierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: renovieren is [ʁenoˈviːʁən] while renovierte is [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59681, 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]. renovierte is at rank #38,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə].
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 59681, this pair ranks #815,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renovieren vs renovierte
Shared letters: einorv. Private to "renovieren": -. Private to "renovierte": t.
"renovieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "renovierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- renovieren ← ernovieren · rennovieren · renoiveren · renoveiren · renovieern · renovierenn · renovierne · renovierren
- renovierte ← ernovierte · rennovierte · renoiverte · renoveirte · renovieret · renovierrte · renoviertte · renovietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "renovieren" for "renovierte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "renovieren" or "renovierte"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "renovieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renovierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #815,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renovieren" and "renovierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renovierte 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 #815,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.