verdecktevsverdecktenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verdeckte” and “verdeckten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,818
“verdeckte” frequency rank
#28,445
“verdeckten” frequency rank
50263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verdeckte verdeckten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdeckt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdeckt

Where the eye mixes verdeckte and verdeckten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verdeckte
10 ch
verdeckten

Look-alike desk: verdeckte vs verdeckten

A purely visual mix-up. verdeckte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verdeckte” sits inside “verdeckten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verdeckte is recorded at frequency rank #21,818, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktə]. 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 50263, this pair ranks #1,180,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verdeckte vs verdeckten

Shared letters: cdekrtv. Private to "verdeckte": -. Private to "verdeckten": n.

"verdeckte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "verdeckten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verdeckteevrdeckte · vedreckte · verdcekte · verddeckte · verdecckte · verdecket · verdeckkte · verdecktte
  • verdecktenevrdeckten · vedreckten · verdcekten · verddeckten · verdecckten · verdecketn · verdeckkten · verdecktenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verdeckte" and "verdeckten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verdeckte" vs "verdeckten" - which ranks higher?
"verdeckte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,818 in our German list, against #28,445 for "verdeckten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "verdeckte" 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 #1,180,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verdeckte" and "verdeckten" 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 #1,180,333 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