Which to use
“verbreitet” is an adjective and “verleitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,367
- “verbreitet” frequency rank
- #28,001
- “verleitet” frequency rank
- 30368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreitet | verleitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei sehr vielen Menschen oder in sehr vielen Fällen zu finden seiend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleiten |
Where the eye mixes verbreitet and verleitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbreitet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verleitet's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbreitet and verleitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbreitet is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tət] while verleitet is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30368, 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]. verleitet is at rank #28,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət].
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 30368, this pair ranks #1,749,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbreitet vs verleitet
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verbreitet": b. Private to "verleitet": l.
"verbreitet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreitet ← evrbreitet · vebrreitet · verbbreitet · verberitet · verbreiett · verbreitett · verbreitte · verbreittet
- verleitet ← evrleitet · velreitet · verelitet · verleiett · verleitett · verleitte · verleittet · verletiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbreitet" for "verleitet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbreitet" or "verleitet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbreitet" and "verleitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreitet" and "verleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs verleitet". 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 #1,749,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.