Which to use
“texte” and “texten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,130
- “texte” frequency rank
- #5,224
- “texten” frequency rank
- 7354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | texte | texten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs texten | Text verfassen, Text schreiben |
Where the eye mixes texte and texten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between texte and texten
A purely visual mix-up. texte ([ˈtɛkstə]) and texten ([ˈtɛkstn̩]) 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) - “texte” sits inside “texten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
texte is recorded at frequency rank #2,130, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛkstə]. texten is at rank #5,224, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛkstn̩].
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 7354, this pair ranks #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of texte vs texten
Shared letters: etx. Private to "texte": -. Private to "texten": n.
"texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "texte" and "texten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "texte" vs "texten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "texte" and "texten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "texte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "texte" and "texten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "texten vs Texturen". 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 #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.