Which to use
“verbreitete” and “verbreitetes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,474
- “verbreitete” frequency rank
- #43,577
- “verbreitetes” frequency rank
- 52051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreitete | verbreitetes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet |
Where the eye mixes verbreitete and verbreitetes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verbreitete runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against verbreitetes's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbreitete and verbreitetes
A purely visual mix-up. verbreitete ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verbreitete” sits inside “verbreitetes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52051, 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]. 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 52051, this pair ranks #1,111,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbreitete vs verbreitetes
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreitete": -. Private to "verbreitetes": s.
"verbreitete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "verbreitetes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreitete ← evrbreitete · vebrreitete · verbbreitete · verberitete · verbreiette · verbreiteet · verbreitette · verbreittee
- verbreitetes ← evrbreitetes · vebrreitetes · verbbreitetes · verberitetes · verbreiettes · verbreiteets · verbreitetess · verbreitetse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbreitete" and "verbreitetes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbreitete" vs "verbreitetes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitete" 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 #1,111,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreitete" 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 #1,111,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.