Which to use
“verkehrt” and “verkehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,872
- “verkehrt” frequency rank
- #23,765
- “verkehrte” frequency rank
- 30637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrt | verkehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt |
Where the eye mixes verkehrt and verkehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkehrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verkehrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verkehrt with verkehrte
A purely visual mix-up. verkehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]) and verkehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “verkehrt” sits inside “verkehrte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkehrt is recorded at frequency rank #6,872, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]. verkehrte is at rank #23,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə].
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 30637, this pair ranks #1,743,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrt vs verkehrte
Shared letters: ehkrtv. Private to "verkehrt": -. Private to "verkehrte": -.
"verkehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verkehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkehrt" and "verkehrte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verkehrt" vs "verkehrte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,743,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrt" and "verkehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrte". 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 #1,743,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.