Which to use
“renoviert” is a verb and “renovierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,737
- “renoviert” frequency rank
- #38,968
- “renovierte” frequency rank
- 50705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renoviert | renovierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs renovieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs renoviert |
Where the eye mixes renoviert and renovierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. renoviert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against renovierte's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between renoviert and renovierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: renoviert is [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯t] while renovierte is [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “renoviert” sits inside “renovierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renoviert is recorded at frequency rank #11,737, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯t]. 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 50705, this pair ranks #1,163,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renoviert vs renovierte
Shared letters: einortv. Private to "renoviert": -. Private to "renovierte": -.
"renoviert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "renovierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- renoviert ← ernoviert · rennoviert · renoivert · renoveirt · renovierrt · renoviertt · renovietr · renoviret
- renovierte ← ernovierte · rennovierte · renoiverte · renoveirte · renovieret · renovierrte · renoviertte · renovietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "renoviert" for "renovierte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "renoviert" or "renovierte"?
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 "renoviert" 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 #1,163,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renoviert" 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 #1,163,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.