Which to use
“anvertrauen” is a verb and “anvertrauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,251
- “anvertrauen” frequency rank
- #49,465
- “anvertrauten” frequency rank
- 71716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anvertrauen | anvertrauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einer vertrauenswürdigen Person etwas Geheimes oder Intimes sagen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anvertraut |
Where the eye mixes anvertrauen and anvertrauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between anvertrauen and anvertrauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anvertrauen is [ˈanfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯ən] while anvertrauten is [ˈanfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anvertrauen is recorded at frequency rank #22,251, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯ən]. anvertrauten is at rank #49,465, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯tn̩].
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 71716, this pair ranks #408,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anvertrauen vs anvertrauten
Shared letters: aenrtuv. Private to "anvertrauen": -. Private to "anvertrauten": -.
"anvertrauen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVVC · "anvertrauten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anvertrauen ← anevrtrauen · annvertrauen · anverrtauen · anverrtrauen · anvertaruen · anvertraeun · anvertrauenn · anvertraune
- anvertrauten ← anevrtrauten · annvertrauten · anverrtauten · anverrtrauten · anvertaruten · anvertratuen · anvertrauetn · anvertrautenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anvertrauen" and "anvertrauten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "anvertrauen" or "anvertrauten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anvertrauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anvertrauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anvertrauen" and "anvertrauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anvertraut vs anvertrauten". 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 #408,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.