Which to use
“rettet” and “retteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,104
- “rettet” frequency rank
- #37,161
- “retteten” frequency rank
- 44265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rettet | retteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs retten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten |
Where the eye mixes rettet and retteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rettet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against retteten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rettet vs retteten
A purely visual mix-up. rettet ([ˈʁɛtət]) and retteten ([ˈʁɛtətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rettet” sits inside “retteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rettet is recorded at frequency rank #7,104, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛtət]. retteten is at rank #37,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛtətn̩].
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 44265, this pair ranks #1,391,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rettet vs retteten
Shared letters: ert. Private to "rettet": -. Private to "retteten": n.
"rettet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "retteten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rettet" for "retteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rettet" vs "retteten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rettet" and "retteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rettet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,391,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rettet" and "retteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redeten vs retteten". 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 #1,391,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.