Which to use
“Vergewaltiger” is a noun and “vergewaltigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,031
- “Vergewaltiger” frequency rank
- #42,227
- “vergewaltigte” frequency rank
- 58258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vergewaltiger | vergewaltigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine andere Person vergewaltigt (hat), die eine Vergewaltigung begeht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vergewaltigt |
Where the eye mixes Vergewaltiger and vergewaltigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Vergewaltiger (CVCCVCVCCVCVC) and vergewaltigte (CVCCVCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Vergewaltiger vs vergewaltigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vergewaltiger is [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ] while vergewaltigte is [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvaltɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vergewaltiger is recorded at frequency rank #16,031, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]. vergewaltigte is at rank #42,227, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvaltɪçtə].
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 58258, this pair ranks #869,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vergewaltiger vs vergewaltigte
Shared letters: aegilrtvw. Private to "Vergewaltiger": -. Private to "vergewaltigte": -.
"Vergewaltiger" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCVC · "vergewaltigte" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vergewaltiger ← evrgewaltiger · vegrewaltiger · veregwaltiger · vergeawltiger · vergewalitger · vergewalltiger · vergewaltgier · vergewaltiegr
- vergewaltigte ← evrgewaltigte · vegrewaltigte · veregwaltigte · vergeawltigte · vergewalitgte · vergewalltigte · vergewaltgite · vergewaltiget
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vergewaltiger" and "vergewaltigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vergewaltiger" or "vergewaltigte" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Vergewaltiger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergewaltigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #869,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vergewaltiger" and "vergewaltigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergewaltigen vs vergewaltigte". 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 #869,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.