Which to use
“sammelte” and “sammelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,523
- “sammelte” frequency rank
- #22,123
- “sammelten” frequency rank
- 29646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sammelte | sammelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln |
Where the eye mixes sammelte and sammelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sammelte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against sammelten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sammelte with sammelten
A purely visual mix-up. sammelte ([ˈzaml̩tə]) and sammelten ([ˈzaml̩tn̩]) 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) - “sammelte” sits inside “sammelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sammelte is recorded at frequency rank #7,523, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaml̩tə]. sammelten is at rank #22,123, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzaml̩tn̩].
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 29646, this pair ranks #1,762,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sammelte vs sammelten
Shared letters: aelmst. Private to "sammelte": -. Private to "sammelten": n.
"sammelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "sammelten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sammelte" for "sammelten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sammelte" vs "sammelten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sammelte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sammelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sammelte" and "sammelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sammel vs sammelte". 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 #1,762,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.