German VERB B2 Rank 6781

generieren

to generate

generieren – generierte – hat generiert

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry generieren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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generieren vs erzeugen

to generate

Erzeugen is the more general term for bringing something into being through a technical or other process. Generieren is used especially for data, codes, and signals that are created according to fixed rules or by an algorithm. In technical contexts, therefore, both verbs can be appropriate.

Visual example for erzeugen
generieren

Der Algorithmus generiert automatisch für jede Bestellung einen neuen Code.

The algorithm automatically generates a new code for each order.

erzeugen

Das System erzeugt automatisch für jede Bestellung eine neue Nummer.

The system automatically generates a new number for each order.

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