Which to use
“verhalte” and “verrate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,909
- “verhalte” frequency rank
- #23,768
- “verrate” frequency rank
- 52677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhalte | verrate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verraten |
Where the eye mixes verhalte and verrate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verhalte and verrate
A purely visual mix-up. verhalte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]) and verrate ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə]) 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 52677, 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]. verrate is at rank #23,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə].
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 52677, this pair ranks #1,087,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhalte vs verrate
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verhalte": hl. Private to "verrate": -.
"verhalte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verrate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhalte" for "verrate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhalte" vs "verrate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhalte" and "verrate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,087,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhalte" and "verrate" 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 #1,087,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.