Which to use
“veralteten” and “verwaltete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,349
- “veralteten” frequency rank
- #36,710
- “verwaltete” frequency rank
- 60059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veralteten | verwaltete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs veraltet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaltet |
Where the eye mixes veralteten and verwaltete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veralteten (CVCVCCVCVC) and verwaltete (CVCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: veralteten vs verwaltete
A purely visual mix-up. veralteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltətn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60059, 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]. 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 60059, this pair ranks #801,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veralteten vs verwaltete
Shared letters: aelrtv. Private to "veralteten": n. Private to "verwaltete": w.
"veralteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "verwaltete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- veralteten ← evralteten · vearlteten · veraletten · verallteten · veralteetn · veraltetenn · veraltetne · veraltetten
- verwaltete ← evrwaltete · verawltete · verrwaltete · verwalette · verwalltete · verwalteet · verwaltette · verwalttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veralteten" and "verwaltete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "veralteten" or "verwaltete" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "veralteten" and "verwaltete" 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 "verwaltete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #801,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veralteten" 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 #801,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.