Which to use
“verirrt” is a verb and “verirrte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,175
- “verirrt” frequency rank
- #47,815
- “verirrte” frequency rank
- 71990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verirrt | verirrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verirren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verirrt |
Where the eye mixes verirrt and verirrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verirrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against verirrte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verirrt vs verirrte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verirrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt] while verirrte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verirrt” sits inside “verirrte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verirrt is recorded at frequency rank #24,175, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt]. 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 71990, this pair ranks #401,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verirrt vs verirrte
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verirrt": -. Private to "verirrte": -.
"verirrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "verirrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verirrt" for "verirrte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verirrt" or "verirrte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verirrt" 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 #401,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verirrt" 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 #401,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.