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“verkleidet” and “verkleidete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,585
- “verkleidet” frequency rank
- #36,703
- “verkleidete” frequency rank
- 47288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkleidet | verkleidete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Kostüm versehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkleidet |
Where the eye mixes verkleidet and verkleidete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verkleidet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verkleidete's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkleidet vs verkleidete
A purely visual mix-up. verkleidet ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dət]) and verkleidete ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dətə]) 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) - “verkleidet” sits inside “verkleidete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkleidet is recorded at frequency rank #10,585, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dət]. verkleidete is at rank #36,703, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dətə].
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 47288, this pair ranks #1,289,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkleidet vs verkleidete
Shared letters: deiklrtv. Private to "verkleidet": -. Private to "verkleidete": -.
"verkleidet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verkleidete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkleidet ← evrkleidet · vekrleidet · verkelidet · verkkleidet · verklediet · verkleiddet · verkleidett · verkleidte
- verkleidete ← evrkleidete · vekrleidete · verkelidete · verkkleidete · verklediete · verkleiddete · verkleideet · verkleidette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkleidet" and "verkleidete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verkleidet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkleidete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,289,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkleidet" and "verkleidete" 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 #1,289,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.