Which to use
“übersetzt” and “übersetzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,349
- “übersetzt” frequency rank
- #24,591
- “übersetzte” frequency rank
- 27940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übersetzt | übersetzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu stark erhöht, zu hoch (angesetzt) | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übersetzt |
Where the eye mixes übersetzt and übersetzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. übersetzt runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against übersetzte's 10 (VCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: übersetzt vs übersetzte
A purely visual mix-up. übersetzt ([ˌyːbɐˈzɛt͡st]) and übersetzte ([ˌyːbɐˈzɛt͡stə]) 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) - “übersetzt” sits inside “übersetzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übersetzt is recorded at frequency rank #3,349, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈzɛt͡st]. übersetzte is at rank #24,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈzɛt͡stə].
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 27940, this pair ranks #1,793,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of übersetzt vs übersetzte
Shared letters: berstzü. Private to "übersetzt": -. Private to "übersetzte": -.
"übersetzt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "übersetzte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "übersetzt" and "übersetzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "übersetzt" or "übersetzte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "übersetzt" and "übersetzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "übersetzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übersetzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übersetzt" and "übersetzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übersetzte vs übersetzten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,793,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.