Which to use
“veraltete” and “verwalteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,943
- “veraltete” frequency rank
- #38,499
- “verwalteten” frequency rank
- 61442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veraltete | verwalteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaltet |
Where the eye mixes veraltete and verwalteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veraltete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against verwalteten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veraltete and verwalteten
A purely visual mix-up. veraltete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətə]) and verwalteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaltətn̩]) 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 61442, 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]. verwalteten is at rank #38,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltətn̩].
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 61442, this pair ranks #749,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veraltete vs verwalteten
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veraltete": -. Private to "verwalteten": nw.
"veraltete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "verwalteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veraltete ← evraltete · vearltete · veralette · veralltete · veralteet · veraltette · veralttee · veralttete
- verwalteten ← evrwalteten · verawlteten · verrwalteten · verwaletten · verwallteten · verwalteetn · verwaltetenn · verwaltetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veraltete" for "verwalteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veraltete" vs "verwalteten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "veraltete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwalteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #749,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veraltete" and "verwalteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwaltete vs verwalteten". 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 #749,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.