Which to use
“respektiere” and “respektieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,110
- “respektiere” frequency rank
- #9,969
- “respektieren” frequency rank
- 27079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respektiere | respektieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs respektieren | meist jemanden oder etwas achten, Respekt zeigen |
Where the eye mixes respektiere and respektieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. respektiere runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCV) against respektieren's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respektiere and respektieren
A purely visual mix-up. respektiere ([ʁespɛkˈtiːʁə]) and respektieren ([ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]) 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) - “respektiere” sits inside “respektieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respektiere is recorded at frequency rank #17,110, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁə]. respektieren is at rank #9,969, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən].
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 27079, this pair ranks #1,807,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respektiere vs respektieren
Shared letters: eikprst. Private to "respektiere": -. Private to "respektieren": n.
"respektiere" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV · "respektieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respektiere ← erspektiere · repsektiere · resepktiere · respekitere · respekktiere · respekteire · respektieer · respektierre
- respektieren ← erspektieren · repsektieren · resepktieren · respekiteren · respekktieren · respekteiren · respektieern · respektierenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respektiere" for "respektieren" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "respektiere" or "respektieren" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respektiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respektieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respektiere" and "respektieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respektiere vs respektive". 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 #1,807,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.