Which to use
“veränderte” and “veränderter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,481
- “veränderte” frequency rank
- #30,370
- “veränderter” frequency rank
- 38851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veränderte | veränderter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verändert | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verändert |
Where the eye mixes veränderte and veränderter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. veränderte runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against veränderter's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: veränderte vs veränderter
A purely visual mix-up. veränderte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtə]) and veränderter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “veränderte” sits inside “veränderter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veränderte is recorded at frequency rank #8,481, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtə]. veränderter is at rank #30,370, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtɐ].
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 38851, this pair ranks #1,552,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veränderte vs veränderter
Shared letters: denrtvä. Private to "veränderte": -. Private to "veränderter": -.
"veränderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "veränderter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veränderte" and "veränderter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "veränderte" or "veränderter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "veränderte" and "veränderter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veränderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veränderter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veränderte" and "veränderter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veränderter vs verankerten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,552,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.