Which to use
“verlängert” is a verb and “verlängerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,006
- “verlängert” frequency rank
- #22,950
- “verlängerten” frequency rank
- 26956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlängert | verlängerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlängern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlängert |
Where the eye mixes verlängert and verlängerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verlängert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verlängerten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlängert vs verlängerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlängert is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐt] while verlängerten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verlängert” sits inside “verlängerten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlängert is recorded at frequency rank #4,006, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐt]. 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 26956, this pair ranks #1,809,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlängert vs verlängerten
Shared letters: eglnrtvä. Private to "verlängert": -. Private to "verlängerten": -.
"verlängert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verlängerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlängert" for "verlängerten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlängert" or "verlängerten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlängert" and "verlängerten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängert" 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 #1,809,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlängert" and "verlängerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlängerten vs verringerten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,809,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.