verdautvsVerratWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: verdaut is a verb, Verrat is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verdaut” is a verb and “Verrat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,965
“verdaut” frequency rank
#11,561
“Verrat” frequency rank
46526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verdaut Verrat
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdauen Weitergabe von Informationen ohne das Einverständnis des Betroffenen

Where the eye mixes verdaut and Verrat

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verdaut runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Verrat's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
verdaut
6 ch
Verrat

Look-alike desk: verdaut vs Verrat

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdaut is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t] while Verrat is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verdaut is recorded at frequency rank #34,965, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t]. Verrat is at rank #11,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt].

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 46526, this pair ranks #1,316,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verdaut vs Verrat

Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verdaut": du. Private to "Verrat": -.

"verdaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "Verrat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verdaut ← evrdaut · vedraut · veradut · verdatu · verdautt · verddaut · verduat · verrdaut
  • Verrat ← evrrat · verart · verat · verratt · verrta · vrerat · vverrat

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verdaut" and "Verrat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verdaut" is a verb and "Verrat" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verdaut" or "Verrat"?
"Verrat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,561 in our German list, against #34,965 for "verdaut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verdaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verrat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,316,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verdaut" and "Verrat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdaut vs Verdun". 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 #1,316,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list