revidierenvsrevidiertWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#38,972
“revidieren” frequency rank
#28,827
“revidiert” frequency rank
67799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revidieren revidiert
Definition etwas auf seine Richtigkeit überprüfen nach gründlicher Überprüfung verbessert/verändert oder erweitert/erneuert und so eine neue Fassung/Version erstellt beziehungsweise Urteil geändert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revidieren and revidiert apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
revidieren
9 ch
revidiert

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revidieren is [ʁeviˈdiːʁən] while revidiert is [ʁeviˈdiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revidieren is recorded at frequency rank #38,972, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeviˈdiːʁən]. revidiert is at rank #28,827, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeviˈdiːɐ̯t].

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 67799, this pair ranks #528,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revidieren vs revidiert

Shared letters: deirv. Private to "revidieren": n. Private to "revidiert": t.

"revidieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "revidiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revidierenervidieren · reivdieren · revdiieren · reviddieren · revideiren · revidieern · revidierenn · revidierne
  • revidiertervidiert · reivdiert · revdiiert · reviddiert · revideirt · revidierrt · revidiertt · revidietr

Frequency comparison

revidieren#38,972
revidiert#28,827

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revidieren" and "revidiert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revidieren" is a verb and "revidiert" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revidieren" or "revidiert"?
"revidiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,827 in our German list, against #38,972 for "revidieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revidieren vs revidiert

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “revidieren”; for an adjective, it's “revidiert”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revidieren” 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