Which to use
“verhält” and “verhalte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,480
- “verhält” frequency rank
- #28,909
- “verhalte” frequency rank
- 35389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhält | verhalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten |
Where the eye mixes verhält and verhalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhält runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verhalte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhält vs verhalte
A purely visual mix-up. verhält ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]) and verhalte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]) 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 35389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhält is recorded at frequency rank #6,480, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]. verhalte is at rank #28,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə].
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 35389, this pair ranks #1,641,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhält vs verhalte
Shared letters: ehlrtv. Private to "verhält": ä. Private to "verhalte": a.
"verhält" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verhalte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhalte ← evrhalte · vehralte · verahlte · verhalet · verhallte · verhaltte · verhatle · verhhalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhält" and "verhalte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verhält" vs "verhalte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhält" and "verhalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhalte vs verhärtet". 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 #1,641,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.