respektierevsrespektiertWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,110
“respektiere” frequency rank
#14,398
“respektiert” frequency rank
31508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature respektiere respektiert
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs respektieren als Person ein hohes Ansehen genießend und sehr wertgeschätzt sein; anerkannt / wichtig in Bezug auf jemand anderes Meinung oder Anordnung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set respektiere and respektiert apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
respektiere
11 ch
respektiert

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respektiere is [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁə] while respektiert is [ʁespɛkˈtiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “respektiere” becomes t in “respektiert”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31508, 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]. respektiert is at rank #14,398, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁespɛkˈtiːɐ̯t].

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 31508, this pair ranks #1,726,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of respektiere vs respektiert

Shared letters: eikprst. Private to "respektiere": -. Private to "respektiert": -.

"respektiere" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV  ·  "respektiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • respektiereerspektiere · repsektiere · resepktiere · respekitere · respekktiere · respekteire · respektieer · respektierre
  • respektierterspektiert · repsektiert · resepktiert · respekitert · respekktiert · respekteirt · respektierrt · respektiertt

Frequency comparison

respektiere#17,110
respektiert#14,398

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "respektiere" and "respektiert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "respektiere" is a verb and "respektiert" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "respektiere" or "respektiert"?
"respektiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,398 in our German list, against #17,110 for "respektiere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering respektiere vs respektiert

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “respektiere”; for an adjective, it's “respektiert”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “respektiere” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list