Which to use
“vereitelt” and “verhielt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,337
- “vereitelt” frequency rank
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- 62694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereitelt | verhielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vereiteln | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten |
Where the eye mixes vereitelt and verhielt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vereitelt with verhielt
A purely visual mix-up. vereitelt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩t]) and verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereitelt is recorded at frequency rank #32,337, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩t]. verhielt is at rank #30,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt].
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 62694, this pair ranks #703,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereitelt vs verhielt
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "vereitelt": -. Private to "verhielt": h.
"vereitelt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereitelt" and "verhielt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vereitelt" or "verhielt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereitelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #703,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereitelt" and "verhielt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereiteln vs vereitelt". 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 #703,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.