Which to use
“veraltete” and “veralteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,943
- “veraltete” frequency rank
- #23,349
- “veralteten” frequency rank
- 46292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltete | veralteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltete and veralteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veraltete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against veralteten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veraltete and veralteten
A purely visual mix-up. veraltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “veraltete” sits inside “veralteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veraltete is recorded at frequency rank #22,943, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]. 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 46292, this pair ranks #1,324,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veraltete vs veralteten
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltete": -. Private to "veralteten": n.
"veraltete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "veralteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltete ← evraltete · vearltete · veralette · veralltete · veralteet · veraltette · veralttee · veralttete
- veralteten ← evralteten · vearlteten · veraletten · verallteten · veralteetn · veraltetenn · veraltetne · veraltetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veraltete" and "veralteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "veraltete" vs "veralteten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "veraltete" and "veralteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veraltete" 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 #1,324,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltete" and "veralteten" 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 #1,324,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.