Which to use
“vereinzelt” and “vereinzelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,304
- “vereinzelt” frequency rank
- #21,820
- “vereinzelte” frequency rank
- 30124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinzelt | vereinzelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur in sehr geringer Zahl und verstreut vorkommend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinzelt |
Where the eye mixes vereinzelt and vereinzelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vereinzelt runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against vereinzelte's 11 (CVCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vereinzelt with vereinzelte
A purely visual mix-up. vereinzelt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩t]) and vereinzelte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tə]) 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) - “vereinzelt” sits inside “vereinzelte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinzelt is recorded at frequency rank #8,304, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩t]. vereinzelte is at rank #21,820, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tə].
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 30124, this pair ranks #1,753,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinzelt vs vereinzelte
Shared letters: eilnrtvz. Private to "vereinzelt": -. Private to "vereinzelte": -.
"vereinzelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "vereinzelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinzelt ← evreinzelt · veerinzelt · vereinezlt · vereinnzelt · vereinzellt · vereinzeltt · vereinzetl · vereinzlet
- vereinzelte ← evreinzelte · veerinzelte · vereinezlte · vereinnzelte · vereinzelet · vereinzellte · vereinzeltte · vereinzetle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vereinzelt" for "vereinzelte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vereinzelt" and "vereinzelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinzelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinzelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinzelt" and "vereinzelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinzelte vs vereinzelten". 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 #1,753,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.