Which to use
“verhindert” and “verhinderte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,695
- “verhindert” frequency rank
- #14,975
- “verhinderte” frequency rank
- 17670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhindert | verhinderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhindern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhindern |
Where the eye mixes verhindert and verhinderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verhindert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verhinderte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verhindert with verhinderte
A purely visual mix-up. verhindert ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐt]) and verhinderte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verhindert” sits inside “verhinderte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhindert is recorded at frequency rank #2,695, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐt]. verhinderte is at rank #14,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐtə].
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 17670, this pair ranks #1,925,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhindert vs verhinderte
Shared letters: dehinrtv. Private to "verhindert": -. Private to "verhinderte": -.
"verhindert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verhinderte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhindert ← evrhindert · vehrindert · verhhindert · verhidnert · verhinddert · verhinderrt · verhindertt · verhindetr
- verhinderte ← evrhinderte · vehrinderte · verhhinderte · verhidnerte · verhindderte · verhinderet · verhinderrte · verhindertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhindert" and "verhinderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verhindert" or "verhinderte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhindert" and "verhinderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhinderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhindert" and "verhinderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhandelte vs verhinderte". 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 #1,925,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.