Which to use
“verhielt” and “verhüllt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- #43,585
- “verhüllt” frequency rank
- 73942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhielt | verhüllt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhüllen |
Where the eye mixes verhielt and verhüllt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhielt (CVCCVVCC) and verhüllt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verhielt and verhüllt
A purely visual mix-up. verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) and verhüllt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhʏlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73942, 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]. verhüllt is at rank #43,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhʏlt].
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 73942, this pair ranks #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhielt vs verhüllt
Shared letters: ehlrtv. Private to "verhielt": i. Private to "verhüllt": ü.
"verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verhüllt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhielt ← evrhielt · vehrielt · verhhielt · verhiellt · verhieltt · verhietl · verhilet · verihelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhielt" for "verhüllt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhielt" vs "verhüllt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhielt" and "verhüllt" 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 "verhüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhielt" and "verhüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verheilt vs verhüllt". 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 #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.