verändertevsveränderterWhat's the difference?

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.

10 ch
veränderte
11 ch
veränderter

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndɐtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veränderte" or "veränderter"?
"veränderte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,481 in our German list, against #30,370 for "veränderter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list