Which to use
“urteilt” and “urteilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,814
- “urteilt” frequency rank
- #22,942
- “urteilte” frequency rank
- 44756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | urteilt | urteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs urteilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs urteilen |
Where the eye mixes urteilt and urteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. urteilt runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against urteilte's 8 (VCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: urteilt vs urteilte
A purely visual mix-up. urteilt ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lt]) and urteilte ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯ltə]) 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) - “urteilt” sits inside “urteilte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
urteilt is recorded at frequency rank #21,814, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lt]. urteilte is at rank #22,942, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯ltə].
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 44756, this pair ranks #1,375,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of urteilt vs urteilte
Shared letters: eilrtu. Private to "urteilt": -. Private to "urteilte": -.
"urteilt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "urteilte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "urteilt" for "urteilte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "urteilt" vs "urteilte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "urteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "urteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,375,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "urteilt" and "urteilte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Urteils vs urteilte". 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 #1,375,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.