Which to use
“verheiraten” is a verb and “verheirateten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,016
- “verheiraten” frequency rank
- #23,353
- “verheirateten” frequency rank
- 68369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verheiraten | verheirateten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zwei Menschen trauen, aus ihnen ein Ehepaar machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verheiratet |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verheiraten and verheirateten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
verheiraten and verheirateten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verheiraten is recorded at frequency rank #45,016, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩]. verheirateten is at rank #23,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətn̩].
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 68369, this pair ranks #509,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering verheiraten vs verheirateten
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- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verheiraten”; for an adjective, it's “verheirateten”.
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