TatverdächtigenvsTatverdächtigerTell them apart

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“Tatverdächtigen” and “Tatverdächtiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,081
“Tatverdächtigen” frequency rank
#41,497
“Tatverdächtiger” frequency rank
61578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tatverdächtigen Tatverdächtiger
Definition Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Tatverdächtiger Person, die verdächtigt wird, eine Tat begangen zu haben

Where the eye mixes Tatverdächtigen and Tatverdächtiger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. Tatverdächtigen and Tatverdächtiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

15 ch
Tatverdächtigen
15 ch
Tatverdächtiger

Why the eye confuses Tatverdächtigen with Tatverdächtiger

A purely visual mix-up. Tatverdächtigen ([ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡn̩]) and Tatverdächtiger ([ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Tatverdächtigen” becomes r in “Tatverdächtiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tatverdächtigen is recorded at frequency rank #20,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡn̩]. Tatverdächtiger is at rank #41,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡɐ].

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 61578, this pair ranks #744,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tatverdächtigen vs Tatverdächtiger

Shared letters: acdeghirtvä. Private to "Tatverdächtigen": n. Private to "Tatverdächtiger": -.

"Tatverdächtigen" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVCVC  ·  "Tatverdächtiger" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tatverdächtigen" and "Tatverdächtiger" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡn̩] versus [ˈtaːtfɛɐ̯ˌdɛçtɪɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Tatverdächtigen" or "Tatverdächtiger"?
"Tatverdächtigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,081 in our German list, against #41,497 for "Tatverdächtiger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Tatverdächtigen" and "Tatverdächtiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tatverdächtigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tatverdächtiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #744,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tatverdächtigen" and "Tatverdächtiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tatverdächtige vs Tatverdächtiger". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #744,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list