revidiertvsrezipiertWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,827
“revidiert” frequency rank
#48,425
“rezipiert” frequency rank
77252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revidiert rezipiert
Definition nach gründlicher Überprüfung verbessert/verändert oder erweitert/erneuert und so eine neue Fassung/Version erstellt beziehungsweise Urteil geändert Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rezipieren

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revidiert and rezipiert apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
revidiert
9 ch
rezipiert

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revidiert is [ʁeviˈdiːɐ̯t] while rezipiert is [ʁet͡siˈpiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revidiert is recorded at frequency rank #28,827, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeviˈdiːɐ̯t]. rezipiert is at rank #48,425, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁet͡siˈpiːɐ̯t].

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 77252, this pair ranks #265,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revidiert vs rezipiert

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "revidiert": dv. Private to "rezipiert": pz.

"revidiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "rezipiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revidiertervidiert · reivdiert · revdiiert · reviddiert · revideirt · revidierrt · revidiertt · revidietr
  • rezipierterzipiert · reizpiert · reziipert · rezipeirt · rezipierrt · rezipiertt · rezipietr · rezipiret

Frequency comparison

revidiert#28,827
rezipiert#48,425

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revidiert" and "rezipiert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revidiert" is an adjective and "rezipiert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revidiert" or "rezipiert"?
"revidiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,827 in our German list, against #48,425 for "rezipiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revidiert vs rezipiert

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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