Which to use
“veraltet” and “verwaltete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,241
- “veraltet” frequency rank
- #36,710
- “verwaltete” frequency rank
- 51951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltet | verwaltete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr aktuell | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltet and verwaltete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. veraltet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against verwaltete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veraltet and verwaltete
A purely visual mix-up. veraltet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltət]) and verwaltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaltətə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51951, 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]. verwaltete is at rank #36,710, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltətə].
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 51951, this pair ranks #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veraltet vs verwaltete
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltet": -. Private to "verwaltete": w.
"veraltet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verwaltete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltet ← evraltet · vearltet · veralett · veralltet · veraltett · veraltte · veralttet · veratlet
- verwaltete ← evrwaltete · verawltete · verrwaltete · verwalette · verwalltete · verwalteet · verwaltette · verwalttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veraltet" for "verwaltete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veraltet" vs "verwaltete" - 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 "verwaltete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltet" and "verwaltete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftete vs verwaltete". 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 #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.