Which to use
“spiegelt” and “spiegelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,456
- “spiegelt” frequency rank
- #41,471
- “spiegelte” frequency rank
- 49927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spiegelt | spiegelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln |
Where the eye mixes spiegelt and spiegelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. spiegelt runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCC) against spiegelte's 9 (CCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses spiegelt with spiegelte
A purely visual mix-up. spiegelt ([ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]) and spiegelte ([ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]) 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) - “spiegelt” sits inside “spiegelte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spiegelt is recorded at frequency rank #8,456, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]. spiegelte is at rank #41,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə].
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 49927, this pair ranks #1,193,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spiegelt vs spiegelte
Shared letters: egilpst. Private to "spiegelt": -. Private to "spiegelte": -.
"spiegelt" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "spiegelte" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spiegelt" and "spiegelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "spiegelt" vs "spiegelte" - 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 "spiegelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spiegelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,193,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spiegelt" and "spiegelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "segelte vs spiegelte". 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 #1,193,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.