Keywords Declination
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In German we have declination, i.e. we have the keyword "sicherheitskritische Systeme" which can get "sicherheitskritischer Systeme" when declinated.
How does Google handle this? Do I have to rewrite all texts, so that the keywords are not declinated? (At least MozPro's ranking algorithm is sensitive and did not accept sicherheitskritischer" for the keyword sicherheitskritische"...) Rewriting might lead to quite awful sentences!
Thnaks a lot
Andy
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Don't worry too much about keywords that are that similar. Google's algorithms are smart enough to recognize these small variations.
Moreover, as you say yourself, this will lead to awful content and thus a bad user experience. Unless these two words mean totally different things (which they don't), don't start rewriting everything because it simply won't change your rankings.
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