Which to use
“verbreitete” and “verbreiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,474
- “verbreitete” frequency rank
- #10,581
- “verbreiteten” frequency rank
- 19055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreitete | verbreiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet |
Where the eye mixes verbreitete and verbreiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verbreitete runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against verbreiteten's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbreitete with verbreiteten
A purely visual mix-up. verbreitete ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]) and verbreiteten ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətn̩]) 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) - “verbreitete” sits inside “verbreiteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbreitete is recorded at frequency rank #8,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]. verbreiteten is at rank #10,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətn̩].
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 19055, this pair ranks #1,912,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbreitete vs verbreiteten
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreitete": -. Private to "verbreiteten": n.
"verbreitete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "verbreiteten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreitete ← evrbreitete · vebrreitete · verbbreitete · verberitete · verbreiette · verbreiteet · verbreitette · verbreittee
- verbreiteten ← evrbreiteten · vebrreiteten · verbbreiteten · verberiteten · verbreietten · verbreiteetn · verbreitetenn · verbreitetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbreitete" and "verbreiteten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbreitete" or "verbreiteten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreitete" and "verbreiteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreiteten 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 #1,912,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.