renoviertvsrenoviertenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: renoviert is a verb, renovierten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“renoviert” is a verb and “renovierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,737
“renoviert” frequency rank
#42,760
“renovierten” frequency rank
54497
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renoviert renovierten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs renovieren Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs renoviert

Where the eye mixes renoviert and renovierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. renoviert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against renovierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
renoviert
11 ch
renovierten

Visual trap between renoviert and renovierten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: renoviert is [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯t] while renovierten is [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “renoviert” sits inside “renovierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54497, 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]. renovierten is at rank #42,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tn̩].

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 54497, this pair ranks #1,016,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of renoviert vs renovierten

Shared letters: einortv. Private to "renoviert": -. Private to "renovierten": -.

"renoviert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "renovierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • renoviert ← ernoviert · rennoviert · renoivert · renoveirt · renovierrt · renoviertt · renovietr · renoviret
  • renovierten ← ernovierten · rennovierten · renoiverten · renoveirten · renovieretn · renovierrten · renoviertenn · renoviertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "renoviert" and "renovierten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "renoviert" is a verb and "renovierten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "renoviert" or "renovierten" show up more?
"renoviert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,737 in our German list, against #42,760 for "renovierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "renovierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,016,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "renoviert" and "renovierten" 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 #1,016,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list