Which to use
“verdienten” and “verdientes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,196
- “verdienten” frequency rank
- #45,012
- “verdientes” frequency rank
- 59208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdienten | verdientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdient | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdient |
Where the eye mixes verdienten and verdientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verdienten with verdientes
A purely visual mix-up. verdienten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntn̩]) and verdientes ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “verdienten” becomes s in “verdientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdienten is recorded at frequency rank #14,196, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntn̩]. verdientes is at rank #45,012, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːntəs].
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 59208, this pair ranks #833,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdienten vs verdientes
Shared letters: deinrtv. Private to "verdienten": -. Private to "verdientes": s.
"verdienten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verdientes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdienten ← evrdienten · vedrienten · verddienten · verdeinten · verdienetn · verdiennten · verdientenn · verdientne
- verdientes ← evrdientes · vedrientes · verddientes · verdeintes · verdienets · verdienntes · verdientess · verdienttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdienten" for "verdientes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verdienten" or "verdientes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verdienten" and "verdientes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdienten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #833,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdienten" and "verdientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdienter vs verdientes". 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 #833,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.