Which to use
“veranlasst” is a verb and “veranlasste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,386
- “veranlasst” frequency rank
- #14,970
- “veranlasste” frequency rank
- 25356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veranlasst | veranlasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs veranlassen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs veranlasst |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set veranlasst and veranlasste apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
veranlasst and veranlasste form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “veranlasst” sits inside “veranlasste” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veranlasst is recorded at frequency rank #10,386, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔanˌlast]. veranlasste is at rank #14,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔanˌlastə].
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 25356, this pair ranks #1,834,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering veranlasst vs veranlasste
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- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “veranlasst”; for an adjective, it's “veranlasste”.
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