Which to use
“verhalte” is a verb and “Verhalten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,909
- “verhalte” frequency rank
- #1,098
- “Verhalten” frequency rank
- 30007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhalte | Verhalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | das, was jemand tut oder lässt und auf welche Weise |
Where the eye mixes verhalte and Verhalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verhalte vs Verhalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhalte is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə] while Verhalten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verhalte” sits inside “Verhalten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhalte is recorded at frequency rank #28,909, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. Verhalten is at rank #1,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩].
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 30007, this pair ranks #1,756,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhalte vs Verhalten
Shared letters: aehlrtv. Private to "verhalte": -. Private to "Verhalten": n.
"verhalte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Verhalten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhalte" for "Verhalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verhalte" or "Verhalten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verhalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,756,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhalte" and "Verhalten" 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 #1,756,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.