verdientevsverdientenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,583
“verdiente” frequency rank
#14,196
“verdienten” frequency rank
24779
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verdiente verdienten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdient Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdient

Where the eye mixes verdiente and verdienten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verdiente runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against verdienten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verdiente
10 ch
verdienten

Why the eye confuses verdiente with verdienten

A purely visual mix-up. verdiente ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntə]) and verdienten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntn̩]) 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) - “verdiente” sits inside “verdienten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verdiente is recorded at frequency rank #10,583, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntə]. verdienten is at rank #14,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntn̩].

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 24779, this pair ranks #1,842,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verdiente vs verdienten

Shared letters: deinrtv. Private to "verdiente": -. Private to "verdienten": -.

"verdiente" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "verdienten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verdiente ← evrdiente · vedriente · verddiente · verdeinte · verdienet · verdiennte · verdientte · verdietne
  • verdienten ← evrdienten · vedrienten · verddienten · verdeinten · verdienetn · verdiennten · verdientenn · verdientne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verdiente" and "verdienten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verdiente" vs "verdienten" - which ranks higher?
"verdiente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,583 in our German list, against #14,196 for "verdienten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verdiente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verdienten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,842,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verdiente" and "verdienten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdienten vs verhielten". 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 #1,842,871 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