Which to use
“verhärtet” and “vermarktet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,345
- “verhärtet” frequency rank
- #18,115
- “vermarktet” frequency rank
- 67460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhärtet | vermarktet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhärten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermarkten |
Where the eye mixes verhärtet and vermarktet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verhärtet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against vermarktet's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhärtet vs vermarktet
A purely visual mix-up. verhärtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət]) and vermarktet ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaʁktət]) 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 67460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhärtet is recorded at frequency rank #49,345, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət]. vermarktet is at rank #18,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaʁktət].
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 67460, this pair ranks #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhärtet vs vermarktet
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verhärtet": hä. Private to "vermarktet": akm.
"verhärtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermarktet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermarktet ← evrmarktet · vemrarktet · veramrktet · vermakrtet · vermarkett · vermarkktet · vermarktett · vermarktte
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "verhärtet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermarktet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhärtet" and "vermarktet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftete 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 #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.