Which to use
“sorgt” and “sorgten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,218
- “sorgt” frequency rank
- #12,174
- “sorgten” frequency rank
- 14392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorgt | sorgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sorgen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sorgen |
Where the eye mixes sorgt and sorgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sorgt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against sorgten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sorgt and sorgten
A purely visual mix-up. sorgt ([zɔʁkt]) and sorgten ([ˈzɔʁktn̩]) 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) - “sorgt” sits inside “sorgten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorgt is recorded at frequency rank #2,218, classified as averb, pronounced [zɔʁkt]. sorgten is at rank #12,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɔʁktn̩].
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 14392, this pair ranks #1,951,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorgt vs sorgten
Shared letters: gorst. Private to "sorgt": -. Private to "sorgten": en.
"sorgt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sorgten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorgt" and "sorgten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sorgt" or "sorgten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sorgt" and "sorgten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorgt" and "sorgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sonaten vs sorgten". 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 #1,951,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.