Which to use
“vereidigt” is a verb and “verteidigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,853
- “vereidigt” frequency rank
- #12,822
- “verteidigte” frequency rank
- 44675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereidigt | verteidigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vereidigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteidigt |
Where the eye mixes vereidigt and verteidigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vereidigt runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against verteidigte's 11 (CVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vereidigt and verteidigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vereidigt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt] while verteidigte is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereidigt is recorded at frequency rank #31,853, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt]. verteidigte is at rank #12,822, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə].
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 44675, this pair ranks #1,378,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereidigt vs verteidigte
Shared letters: degirtv. Private to "vereidigt": -. Private to "verteidigte": -.
"vereidigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "verteidigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereidigt ← evreidigt · veeridigt · verediigt · vereiddigt · vereidgit · vereidiggt · vereidigtt · vereiditg
- verteidigte ← evrteidigte · veretidigte · verrteidigte · vertediigte · verteiddigte · verteidgite · verteidiget · verteidiggte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vereidigt" for "verteidigte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vereidigt" or "verteidigte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereidigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,378,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereidigt" and "verteidigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereidigt vs verteidige". 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 #1,378,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.