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“verheilt” and “verteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,539
- “verheilt” frequency rank
- #2,523
- “verteilt” frequency rank
- 44062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verheilt | verteilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen |
Where the eye mixes verheilt and verteilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verheilt and verteilt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verheilt vs verteilt
A purely visual mix-up. verheilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]) and verteilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]) 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 a single letter - h in “verheilt” becomes t in “verteilt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verheilt is recorded at frequency rank #41,539, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]. verteilt is at rank #2,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt].
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 44062, this pair ranks #1,398,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verheilt vs verteilt
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verheilt": h. Private to "verteilt": -.
"verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verheilt" and "verteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verheilt" vs "verteilt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,398,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verheilt" and "verteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #1,398,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.