Which to use
“untersucht” and “untersuchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,000
- “untersucht” frequency rank
- #13,258
- “untersuchte” frequency rank
- 16258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | untersucht | untersuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | analysiert oder erforscht worden; unter die Lupe genommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs untersucht |
Where the eye mixes untersucht and untersuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. untersucht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against untersuchte's 11 (VCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses untersucht with untersuchte
A purely visual mix-up. untersucht ([ʊntɐˈzuːxt]) and untersuchte ([ˌʊntɐˈzuːxtə]) 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) - “untersucht” sits inside “untersuchte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
untersucht is recorded at frequency rank #3,000, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʊntɐˈzuːxt]. untersuchte is at rank #13,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈzuːxtə].
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 16258, this pair ranks #1,937,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of untersucht vs untersuchte
Shared letters: cehnrstu. Private to "untersucht": -. Private to "untersuchte": -.
"untersucht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "untersuchte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- untersucht ← nutersucht · unetrsucht · unntersucht · unterrsucht · unterscuht · unterssucht · untersuccht · untersuchht
- untersuchte ← nutersuchte · unetrsuchte · unntersuchte · unterrsuchte · unterscuhte · unterssuchte · untersucchte · untersuchet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "untersucht" and "untersuchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "untersucht" or "untersuchte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "untersucht" and "untersuchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "untersucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "untersuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "untersucht" and "untersuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterrichte vs untersuchte". 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 #1,937,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.