Which to use
“verhielt” and “verhielten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- #48,592
- “verhielten” frequency rank
- 78949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhielt | verhielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten |
Where the eye mixes verhielt and verhielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhielt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verhielten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhielt vs verhielten
A purely visual mix-up. verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) and verhielten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verhielt” sits inside “verhielten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhielt is recorded at frequency rank #30,357, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. verhielten is at rank #48,592, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩].
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 78949, this pair ranks #227,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhielt vs verhielten
Shared letters: ehilrtv. Private to "verhielt": -. Private to "verhielten": n.
"verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verhielten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhielt ← evrhielt · vehrielt · verhhielt · verhiellt · verhieltt · verhietl · verhilet · verihelt
- verhielten ← evrhielten · vehrielten · verheilten · verhhielten · verhieletn · verhiellten · verhieltenn · verhieltne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhielt" and "verhielten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhielt" and "verhielten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs verzierten". 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 #227,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.