Which to use
“verabschiedet” is a verb and “verabschiedete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,778
- “verabschiedet” frequency rank
- #14,697
- “verabschiedete” frequency rank
- 20475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschiedet | verabschiedete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verabschieden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verabschiedet |
Where the eye mixes verabschiedet and verabschiedete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. verabschiedet runs 13 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCVC) against verabschiedete's 14 (CVCVCCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verabschiedet and verabschiedete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verabschiedet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdət] while verabschiedete is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verabschiedet” sits inside “verabschiedete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verabschiedet is recorded at frequency rank #5,778, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdət]. verabschiedete is at rank #14,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə].
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 20475, this pair ranks #1,897,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verabschiedet vs verabschiedete
Shared letters: abcdehirstv. Private to "verabschiedet": -. Private to "verabschiedete": -.
"verabschiedet" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC · "verabschiedete" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschiedet ← evrabschiedet · vearbschiedet · verabbschiedet · verabcshiedet · verabscchiedet · verabscheidet · verabschhiedet · verabschideet
- verabschiedete ← evrabschiedete · vearbschiedete · verabbschiedete · verabcshiedete · verabscchiedete · verabscheidete · verabschhiedete · verabschideete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verabschiedet" for "verabschiedete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verabschiedet" or "verabschiedete"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschiedet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschiedete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschiedet" and "verabschiedete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verabschiede vs verabschiedete". 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 #1,897,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.