Which to use
“veraltete” and “verwaltete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,943
- “veraltete” frequency rank
- #36,710
- “verwaltete” frequency rank
- 59653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltete | verwaltete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltete and verwaltete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veraltete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against verwaltete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: veraltete vs verwaltete
A purely visual mix-up. veraltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59653, 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]. 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 59653, this pair ranks #816,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veraltete vs verwaltete
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltete": -. Private to "verwaltete": w.
"veraltete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "verwaltete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltete ← evraltete · vearltete · veralette · veralltete · veralteet · veraltette · veralttee · veralttete
- verwaltete ← evrwaltete · verawltete · verrwaltete · verwalette · verwalltete · verwalteet · verwaltette · verwalttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veraltete" for "verwaltete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "veraltete" or "verwaltete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veraltete" and "verwaltete" 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 "verwaltete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #816,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltete" 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 #816,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.