Which to use
“verdeckt” and “verdeckte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,990
- “verdeckt” frequency rank
- #21,818
- “verdeckte” frequency rank
- 33808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdeckt | verdeckte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (möglichst) unauffällig, ohne Aufsehen zu erregen, (möglichst) geräuschlos | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdeckt |
Where the eye mixes verdeckt and verdeckte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verdeckt with verdeckte
A purely visual mix-up. verdeckt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛkt]) and verdeckte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktə]) 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) - “verdeckt” sits inside “verdeckte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdeckt is recorded at frequency rank #11,990, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛkt]. verdeckte is at rank #21,818, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktə].
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 33808, this pair ranks #1,677,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdeckt vs verdeckte
Shared letters: cdekrtv. Private to "verdeckt": -. Private to "verdeckte": -.
"verdeckt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdeckte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdeckt" and "verdeckte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdeckt" or "verdeckte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verdeckt" and "verdeckte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdeckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdeckte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdeckt" and "verdeckte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verdeckte". 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 #1,677,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.