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.
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
- verdeckte ← evrdeckte · vedreckte · verdcekte · verddeckte · verdecckte · verdecket · verdeckkte · verdecktte
- verdeckten ← evrdeckten · vedreckten · verdcekten · verddeckten · verdecckten · verdecketn · verdeckkten · verdecktenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdeckte" and "verdeckten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verdeckte" vs "verdeckten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.