Which to use
“verdrängt” is a verb and “verdrängten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,961
- “verdrängt” frequency rank
- #47,812
- “verdrängten” frequency rank
- 56773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängt | verdrängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdrängen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt |
Where the eye mixes verdrängt and verdrängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verdrängt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verdrängten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verdrängt with verdrängten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdrängt is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋt] while verdrängten is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verdrängt” sits inside “verdrängten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdrängt is recorded at frequency rank #8,961, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋt]. verdrängten is at rank #47,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩].
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 56773, this pair ranks #927,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängt vs verdrängten
Shared letters: degnrtvä. Private to "verdrängt": -. Private to "verdrängten": -.
"verdrängt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verdrängten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdrängt" for "verdrängten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verdrängt" or "verdrängten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #927,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängt" and "verdrängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #927,185 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.