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“veraltete” and “verhaftete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,943
- “veraltete” frequency rank
- #45,015
- “verhaftete” frequency rank
- 67958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltete | verhaftete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhaftet |
Where the eye mixes veraltete and verhaftete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: veraltete vs verhaftete
A purely visual mix-up. veraltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]) and verhaftete ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67958, 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]. verhaftete is at rank #45,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə].
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 67958, this pair ranks #523,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veraltete vs verhaftete
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "veraltete": l. Private to "verhaftete": fh.
"veraltete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "verhaftete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltete ← evraltete · vearltete · veralette · veralltete · veralteet · veraltette · veralttee · veralttete
- verhaftete ← evrhaftete · vehraftete · verahftete · verhafette · verhafftete · verhafteet · verhaftette · verhafttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veraltete" and "verhaftete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "veraltete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltete" and "verhaftete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftete 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 #523,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.