Which to use
“veraltet” and “veraltete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,241
- “veraltet” frequency rank
- #22,943
- “veraltete” frequency rank
- 38184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltet | veraltete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr aktuell | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltet and veraltete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between veraltet and veraltete
A purely visual mix-up. veraltet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltət]) and veraltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]) 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) - “veraltet” sits inside “veraltete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veraltet is recorded at frequency rank #15,241, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltət]. veraltete is at rank #22,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə].
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 38184, this pair ranks #1,570,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veraltet vs veraltete
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltet": -. Private to "veraltete": -.
"veraltet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "veraltete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veraltet" and "veraltete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "veraltet" or "veraltete"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "veraltet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veraltete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltet" and "veraltete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veraltete vs verhaftete". 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 #1,570,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.