Which to use
“verlängern” is a verb and “verlängerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,289
- “verlängern” frequency rank
- #22,950
- “verlängerten” frequency rank
- 32239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlängern | verlängerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (räumlich) länger machen; die (räumliche) Ausdehnung von etwas erhöhen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlängert |
Where the eye mixes verlängern and verlängerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlängern vs verlängerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlängern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn] while verlängerten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 32239, 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]. verlängerten is at rank #22,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtn̩].
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 32239, this pair ranks #1,711,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlängern vs verlängerten
Shared letters: eglnrvä. Private to "verlängern": -. Private to "verlängerten": t.
"verlängern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verlängerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlängern" for "verlängerten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlängern" or "verlängerten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlängern" and "verlängerten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlängern" and "verlängerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlängerten vs verringerten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,711,787 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.