Which to use
“verfehlte” and “verteilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,111
- “verfehlte” frequency rank
- #16,587
- “verteilte” frequency rank
- 37698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlte | verteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt |
Where the eye mixes verfehlte and verteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfehlte (CVCCVCCCV) and verteilte (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verfehlte with verteilte
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]) and verteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfehlte is recorded at frequency rank #21,111, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]. verteilte is at rank #16,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə].
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 37698, this pair ranks #1,583,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlte vs verteilte
Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verfehlte": fh. Private to "verteilte": i.
"verfehlte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfehlte" for "verteilte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verfehlte" vs "verteilte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfehlte" and "verteilte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlte" and "verteilte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfehlte vs verfehlten". 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 #1,583,403 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.