Which to use
“verbreitet” and “verbreitete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “verbreitet” frequency rank
- #8,474
- “verbreitete” frequency rank
- 10841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreitet | verbreitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei sehr vielen Menschen oder in sehr vielen Fällen zu finden seiend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet |
Where the eye mixes verbreitet and verbreitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbreitet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verbreitete's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbreitet vs verbreitete
A purely visual mix-up. verbreitet ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tət]) and verbreitete ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]) 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) - “verbreitet” sits inside “verbreitete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbreitet is recorded at frequency rank #2,367, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tət]. verbreitete is at rank #8,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə].
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 10841, this pair ranks #1,973,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbreitet vs verbreitete
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreitet": -. Private to "verbreitete": -.
"verbreitet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbreitete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreitet ← evrbreitet · vebrreitet · verbbreitet · verberitet · verbreiett · verbreitett · verbreitte · verbreittet
- verbreitete ← evrbreitete · vebrreitete · verbbreitete · verberitete · verbreiette · verbreiteet · verbreitette · verbreittee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbreitet" and "verbreitete" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbreitet" or "verbreitete"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreitet" and "verbreitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreite vs verbreitete". 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 #1,973,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.