Which to use
“verbreitet” and “verbreitetes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “verbreitet” frequency rank
- #43,577
- “verbreitetes” frequency rank
- 45944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreitet | verbreitetes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei sehr vielen Menschen oder in sehr vielen Fällen zu finden seiend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet |
Where the eye mixes verbreitet and verbreitetes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbreitet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verbreitetes's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbreitet with verbreitetes
A purely visual mix-up. verbreitet ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tət]) and verbreitetes ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verbreitet” sits inside “verbreitetes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45944, 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]. verbreitetes is at rank #43,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətəs].
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 45944, this pair ranks #1,335,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbreitet vs verbreitetes
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreitet": -. Private to "verbreitetes": s.
"verbreitet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbreitetes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreitet ← evrbreitet · vebrreitet · verbbreitet · verberitet · verbreiett · verbreitett · verbreitte · verbreittet
- verbreitetes ← evrbreitetes · vebrreitetes · verbbreitetes · verberitetes · verbreiettes · verbreiteets · verbreitetess · verbreitetse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbreitet" for "verbreitetes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbreitet" vs "verbreitetes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitetes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreitet" and "verbreitetes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreiteter vs verbreitetes". 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 #1,335,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.