Which to use
“verdeckt” and “verdeckten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,990
- “verdeckt” frequency rank
- #28,445
- “verdeckten” frequency rank
- 40435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdeckt | verdeckten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (möglichst) unauffällig, ohne Aufsehen zu erregen, (möglichst) geräuschlos | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdeckt |
Where the eye mixes verdeckt and verdeckten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verdeckt with verdeckten
A purely visual mix-up. verdeckt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛkt]) and verdeckten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verdeckt” sits inside “verdeckten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40435, 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]. verdeckten is at rank #28,445, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktn̩].
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 40435, this pair ranks #1,508,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdeckt vs verdeckten
Shared letters: cdekrtv. Private to "verdeckt": -. Private to "verdeckten": n.
"verdeckt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdeckten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdeckt ← evrdeckt · vedreckt · verdcekt · verddeckt · verdecckt · verdeckkt · verdecktt · verdectk
- verdeckten ← evrdeckten · vedreckten · verdcekten · verddeckten · verdecckten · verdecketn · verdeckkten · verdecktenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdeckt" and "verdeckten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verdeckt" or "verdeckten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdeckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdeckten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,508,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdeckt" and "verdeckten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdeckt vs verdrückt". 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 #1,508,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.