Which to use
“verabschiedete” and “verabschiedeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,697
- “verabschiedete” frequency rank
- #27,112
- “verabschiedeten” frequency rank
- 41809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschiedete | verabschiedeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verabschiedet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verabschiedet |
Where the eye mixes verabschiedete and verabschiedeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. verabschiedete runs 14 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCVCV) against verabschiedeten's 15 (CVCVCCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verabschiedete with verabschiedeten
A purely visual mix-up. verabschiedete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə]) and verabschiedeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətn̩]) 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) - “verabschiedete” sits inside “verabschiedeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verabschiedete is recorded at frequency rank #14,697, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə]. verabschiedeten is at rank #27,112, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətn̩].
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 41809, this pair ranks #1,468,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verabschiedete vs verabschiedeten
Shared letters: abcdehirstv. Private to "verabschiedete": -. Private to "verabschiedeten": n.
"verabschiedete" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVCV · "verabschiedeten" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschiedete ← evrabschiedete · vearbschiedete · verabbschiedete · verabcshiedete · verabscchiedete · verabscheidete · verabschhiedete · verabschideete
- verabschiedeten ← evrabschiedeten · vearbschiedeten · verabbschiedeten · verabcshiedeten · verabscchiedeten · verabscheideten · verabschhiedeten · verabschideeten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verabschiedete" and "verabschiedeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verabschiedete" or "verabschiedeten" 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 "verabschiedete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschiedeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,468,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschiedete" and "verabschiedeten" 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 #1,468,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.