renoviertevsrenoviertenWhich spelling fits?

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“renovierte” and “renovierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,968
“renovierte” frequency rank
#42,760
“renovierten” frequency rank
81728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renovierte renovierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs renoviert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs renoviert

Where the eye mixes renovierte and renovierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. renovierte runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against renovierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
renovierte
11 ch
renovierten

Why the eye confuses renovierte with renovierten

A purely visual mix-up. renovierte ([ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə]) and renovierten ([ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “renovierte” sits inside “renovierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

renovierte is recorded at frequency rank #38,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə]. 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 81728, this pair ranks #170,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of renovierte vs renovierten

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

"renovierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV  ·  "renovierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • renovierte ← ernovierte · rennovierte · renoiverte · renoveirte · renovieret · renovierrte · renoviertte · renovietre
  • renovierten ← ernovierten · rennovierten · renoiverten · renoveirten · renovieretn · renovierrten · renoviertenn · renoviertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "renovierte" and "renovierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tə] versus [ʁenoˈviːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "renovierte" or "renovierten"?
"renovierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,968 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "renovierte" 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 #170,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "renovierte" and "renovierten" 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 #170,305 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