Which to use
“verlängern” is a verb and “verlängerte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,289
- “verlängern” frequency rank
- #16,869
- “verlängerte” frequency rank
- 26158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlängern | verlängerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (räumlich) länger machen; die (räumliche) Ausdehnung von etwas erhöhen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlängert |
Where the eye mixes verlängern and verlängerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verlängern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verlängerte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlängern vs verlängerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlängern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn] while verlängerte is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlängern is recorded at frequency rank #9,289, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn]. verlängerte is at rank #16,869, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtə].
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 26158, this pair ranks #1,822,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlängern vs verlängerte
Shared letters: eglnrvä. Private to "verlängern": -. Private to "verlängerte": t.
"verlängern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verlängerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlängern" and "verlängerte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verlängern" or "verlängerte"?
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 "verlängern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlängern" and "verlängerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verankerte vs verlängerte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,822,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.