German VERB B1 Rank 4253

korrigieren

to correct

korrigieren – korrigierte – hat korrigiert

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

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korrigieren vs verbessern

to improve

Verbessern and korrigieren can both be used when editing a text. Korrigieren presupposes specific errors that are removed. Verbessern can also mean correcting errors, but it can additionally refer to a general improvement in quality, for example through clearer wording, even when the original text was not incorrect.

Visual example for verbessern
korrigieren

Lea korrigiert den Text, indem sie einen falsch geschriebenen Namen berichtigt.

Lea corrects the text by correcting a misspelled name.

verbessern

Lea verbessert den Text, indem sie die Einleitung klarer formuliert.

Lea improves the text by making the introduction clearer.

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