Which to use
“verirren” is a verb and “verirrte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,924
- “verirren” frequency rank
- #47,815
- “verirrte” frequency rank
- 88739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verirren | verirrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich ungewollt vom richtigen Weg entfernen und sich nicht mehr auskennen; durch Zufall, ohne Absicht an eine bestimmte Stelle kommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verirrt |
Where the eye mixes verirren and verirrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verirren (CVCVCCVC) and verirrte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verirren with verirrte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verirren is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən] while verirrte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verirren is recorded at frequency rank #40,924, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]. verirrte is at rank #47,815, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁtə].
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 88739, this pair ranks #64,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verirren vs verirrte
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verirren": n. Private to "verirrte": t.
"verirren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verirrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verirren" and "verirrte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verirren" vs "verirrte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verirren" and "verirrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verirren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verirrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verirren" and "verirrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrte vs verwirrter". 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 #64,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.