Which to use
“vereinzelte” and “vereinzelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,820
- “vereinzelte” frequency rank
- #34,966
- “vereinzelten” frequency rank
- 56786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinzelte | vereinzelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinzelt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinzelt |
Where the eye mixes vereinzelte and vereinzelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vereinzelte runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCCV) against vereinzelten's 12 (CVCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vereinzelte vs vereinzelten
A purely visual mix-up. vereinzelte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “vereinzelte” sits inside “vereinzelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinzelte is recorded at frequency rank #21,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt͡sl̩tə]. 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 56786, this pair ranks #926,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereinzelte vs vereinzelten
Shared letters: eilnrtvz. Private to "vereinzelte": -. Private to "vereinzelten": -.
"vereinzelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV · "vereinzelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinzelte ← evreinzelte · veerinzelte · vereinezlte · vereinnzelte · vereinzelet · vereinzellte · vereinzeltte · vereinzetle
- vereinzelten ← evreinzelten · veerinzelten · vereinezlten · vereinnzelten · vereinzeletn · vereinzellten · vereinzeltenn · vereinzeltne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "vereinzelte" 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 #926,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinzelte" and "vereinzelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinzelt 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 #926,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.