Which to use
“vereitelt” and “verleitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,337
- “vereitelt” frequency rank
- #28,001
- “verleitet” frequency rank
- 60338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereitelt | verleitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vereiteln | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleiten |
Where the eye mixes vereitelt and verleitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vereitelt (CVCVVCVCC) and verleitet (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vereitelt vs verleitet
A purely visual mix-up. vereitelt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩t]) and verleitet ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60338, 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]. verleitet is at rank #28,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət].
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 60338, this pair ranks #790,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereitelt vs verleitet
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "vereitelt": -. Private to "verleitet": -.
"vereitelt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "verleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereitelt" and "verleitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vereitelt" or "verleitet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vereitelt" and "verleitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereitelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #790,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereitelt" and "verleitet" 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 #790,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.