strukturiertvsstrukturiertenWhich spelling fits?

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“strukturiert” and “strukturierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,843
“strukturiert” frequency rank
#29,350
“strukturierten” frequency rank
46193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature strukturiert strukturierten
Definition etwas auf eine bestimmte Art sortiert oder geordnet habend, eine Struktur habend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strukturiert

Where the eye mixes strukturiert and strukturierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. strukturiert runs 12 letters (CCCVCCVCVVCC) against strukturierten's 14 (CCCVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
strukturiert
14 ch
strukturierten

Visual trap between strukturiert and strukturierten

A purely visual mix-up. strukturiert ([ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯t]) and strukturierten ([ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “strukturiert” sits inside “strukturierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

strukturiert is recorded at frequency rank #16,843, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯t]. strukturierten is at rank #29,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩].

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 46193, this pair ranks #1,327,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of strukturiert vs strukturierten

Shared letters: eikrstu. Private to "strukturiert": -. Private to "strukturierten": n.

"strukturiert" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVVCC  ·  "strukturierten" · 14 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • strukturiert ← srtukturiert · sstrukturiert · strkuturiert · strrukturiert · strukkturiert · struktruiert · struktturiert · struktuirert
  • strukturierten ← srtukturierten · sstrukturierten · strkuturierten · strrukturierten · strukkturierten · struktruierten · struktturierten · struktuirerten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "strukturiert" and "strukturierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯t] versus [ˌʃtʁʊktuˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "strukturiert" vs "strukturierten" - which ranks higher?
"strukturiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,843 in our German list, against #29,350 for "strukturierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "strukturiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "strukturierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,327,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "strukturiert" and "strukturierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strukturieren vs strukturierten". 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 #1,327,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list