Which to use
“veraltet” and “veralteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,241
- “veraltet” frequency rank
- #23,349
- “veralteten” frequency rank
- 38590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltet | veralteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr aktuell | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltet and veralteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. veraltet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against veralteten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses veraltet with veralteten
A purely visual mix-up. veraltet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltət]) and veralteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “veraltet” sits inside “veralteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38590, 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]. veralteten is at rank #23,349, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətn̩].
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 38590, this pair ranks #1,559,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veraltet vs veralteten
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltet": -. Private to "veralteten": n.
"veraltet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "veralteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltet ← evraltet · vearltet · veralett · veralltet · veraltett · veraltte · veralttet · veratlet
- veralteten ← evralteten · vearlteten · veraletten · verallteten · veralteetn · veraltetenn · veraltetne · veraltetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veraltet" for "veralteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veraltet" vs "veralteten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "veralteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,559,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltet" and "veralteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veraltet vs verhärtet". 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 #1,559,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.