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 eye mixes verheiraten and verheirateten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verheiraten runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCVCVC) against verheirateten's 13 (CVCCVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verheiraten and verheirateten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verheiraten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩] while verheirateten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 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.
Orthographic DNA of verheiraten vs verheirateten
Shared letters: aehinrtv. Private to "verheiraten": -. Private to "verheirateten": -.
"verheiraten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC · "verheirateten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verheiraten ← evrheiraten · vehreiraten · verehiraten · verheiarten · verheiraetn · verheiratenn · verheiratne · verheiratten
- verheirateten ← evrheirateten · vehreirateten · verehirateten · verheiarteten · verheiraetten · verheirateetn · verheiratetenn · verheiratetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verheiraten" for "verheirateten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verheiraten" or "verheirateten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verheiraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verheirateten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verheiraten" and "verheirateten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verheiraten vs verheiratete". 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 #509,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.