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.
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?
Frequency check: "verdiente" vs "verdienten" - which ranks higher?
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.