Which to use
“verkleiden” is a verb and “verkleidet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,948
- “verkleiden” frequency rank
- #10,585
- “verkleidet” frequency rank
- 33533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkleiden | verkleidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich mit einem Kostüm versehen; kostümieren; formelle Kleidung anziehen | mit einem Kostüm versehen |
Where the eye mixes verkleiden and verkleidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verkleiden and verkleidet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkleiden vs verkleidet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkleiden is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dn̩] while verkleidet is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verkleiden” becomes t in “verkleidet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkleiden is recorded at frequency rank #22,948, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dn̩]. verkleidet is at rank #10,585, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dət].
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 33533, this pair ranks #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkleiden vs verkleidet
Shared letters: deiklrv. Private to "verkleiden": n. Private to "verkleidet": t.
"verkleiden" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verkleidet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkleiden ← evrkleiden · vekrleiden · verkeliden · verkkleiden · verkledien · verkleidden · verkleidenn · verkleidne
- verkleidet ← evrkleidet · vekrleidet · verkelidet · verkkleidet · verklediet · verkleiddet · verkleidett · verkleidte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkleiden" for "verkleidet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verkleiden" or "verkleidet"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkleiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkleidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkleiden" and "verkleidet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkleiden vs verkleidete". 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 #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.