Which to use
“verkehrt” and “verkehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,872
- “verkehrt” frequency rank
- #35,520
- “verkehrten” frequency rank
- 42392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrt | verkehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt |
Where the eye mixes verkehrt and verkehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkehrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verkehrten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verkehrt and verkehrten
A purely visual mix-up. verkehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]) and verkehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verkehrt” sits inside “verkehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42392, 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]. verkehrten is at rank #35,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 42392, this pair ranks #1,450,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrt vs verkehrten
Shared letters: ehkrtv. Private to "verkehrt": -. Private to "verkehrten": n.
"verkehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verkehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkehrt ← evrkehrt · vekrehrt · verekhrt · verkehhrt · verkehrrt · verkehrtt · verkehtr · verkerht
- verkehrten ← evrkehrten · vekrehrten · verekhrten · verkehhrten · verkehretn · verkehrrten · verkehrtenn · verkehrtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkehrt" and "verkehrten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verkehrt" vs "verkehrten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "verkehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,450,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrt" and "verkehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrten". 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 #1,450,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.