Which to use
“vereinzelt” and “vereinzelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,304
- “vereinzelt” frequency rank
- #34,966
- “vereinzelten” frequency rank
- 43270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinzelt | vereinzelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur in sehr geringer Zahl und verstreut vorkommend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinzelt |
Where the eye mixes vereinzelt and vereinzelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vereinzelt runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against vereinzelten's 12 (CVCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vereinzelt vs vereinzelten
A purely visual mix-up. vereinzelt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩t]) and vereinzelten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vereinzelt” sits inside “vereinzelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43270, 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]. vereinzelten is at rank #34,966, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tn̩].
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 43270, this pair ranks #1,423,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereinzelt vs vereinzelten
Shared letters: eilnrtvz. Private to "vereinzelt": -. Private to "vereinzelten": -.
"vereinzelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "vereinzelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinzelt ← evreinzelt · veerinzelt · vereinezlt · vereinnzelt · vereinzellt · vereinzeltt · vereinzetl · vereinzlet
- vereinzelten ← evreinzelten · veerinzelten · vereinezlten · vereinnzelten · vereinzeletn · vereinzellten · vereinzeltenn · vereinzeltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vereinzelt" for "vereinzelten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vereinzelt" or "vereinzelten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinzelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinzelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,423,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinzelt" and "vereinzelten" 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 #1,423,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.