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“veralteten” and “verhafteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,349
- “veralteten” frequency rank
- #33,880
- “verhafteten” frequency rank
- 57229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veralteten | verhafteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhaftet |
Where the eye mixes veralteten and verhafteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veralteten runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against verhafteten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: veralteten vs verhafteten
A purely visual mix-up. veralteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətn̩]) and verhafteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətn̩]) 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 57229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veralteten is recorded at frequency rank #23,349, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətn̩]. verhafteten is at rank #33,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətn̩].
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 57229, this pair ranks #909,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veralteten vs verhafteten
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "veralteten": l. Private to "verhafteten": fh.
"veralteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "verhafteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veralteten ← evralteten · vearlteten · veraletten · verallteten · veralteetn · veraltetenn · veraltetne · veraltetten
- verhafteten ← evrhafteten · vehrafteten · verahfteten · verhafetten · verhaffteten · verhafteetn · verhaftetenn · verhaftetne
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary German text, does "veralteten" or "verhafteten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "veralteten" and "verhafteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veralteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhafteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #909,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veralteten" and "verhafteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergifteten vs verhafteten". 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 #909,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.