Which to use
“verbreiteten” and “verbreiteter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,581
- “verbreiteten” frequency rank
- #34,432
- “verbreiteter” frequency rank
- 45013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreiteten | verbreiteter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbreitet |
Where the eye mixes verbreiteten and verbreiteter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verbreiteten and verbreiteter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbreiteten vs verbreiteter
A purely visual mix-up. verbreiteten ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətn̩]) and verbreiteter ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “verbreiteten” becomes r in “verbreiteter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbreiteten is recorded at frequency rank #10,581, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətn̩]. verbreiteter is at rank #34,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tətɐ].
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 45013, this pair ranks #1,367,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbreiteten vs verbreiteter
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreiteten": n. Private to "verbreiteter": -.
"verbreiteten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC · "verbreiteter" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreiteten ← evrbreiteten · vebrreiteten · verbbreiteten · verberiteten · verbreietten · verbreiteetn · verbreitetenn · verbreitetne
- verbreiteter ← evrbreiteter · vebrreiteter · verbbreiteter · verberiteter · verbreietter · verbreiteetr · verbreiteterr · verbreitetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbreiteten" and "verbreiteter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbreiteten" or "verbreiteter"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbreiteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreiteter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,367,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreiteten" and "verbreiteter" 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 #1,367,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.