Which to use
“uralte” and “uralten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,416
- “uralte” frequency rank
- #21,813
- “uralten” frequency rank
- 40229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uralte | uralten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt |
Where the eye mixes uralte and uralten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses uralte with uralten
A purely visual mix-up. uralte ([ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltə]) and uralten ([ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “uralte” sits inside “uralten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uralte is recorded at frequency rank #18,416, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltə]. uralten is at rank #21,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltn̩].
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 40229, this pair ranks #1,514,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uralte vs uralten
Shared letters: aelrtu. Private to "uralte": -. Private to "uralten": n.
"uralte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "uralten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uralte" for "uralten" ever safe?
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "uralte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uralten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,514,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uralte" and "uralten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ural vs uralte". 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 #1,514,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.