Which to use
“verheilt” is a verb and “verteilte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,539
- “verheilt” frequency rank
- #16,587
- “verteilte” frequency rank
- 58126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verheilt | verteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt |
Where the eye mixes verheilt and verteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verheilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verteilte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verheilt and verteilte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verheilt is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt] while verteilte is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58126, 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]. verteilte is at rank #16,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə].
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 58126, this pair ranks #874,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verheilt vs verteilte
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verheilt": h. Private to "verteilte": -.
"verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verheilt" and "verteilte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verheilt" or "verteilte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #874,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verheilt" and "verteilte" 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 #874,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.