Which to use
“verleiht” and “verteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- #2,523
- “verteilt” frequency rank
- 12001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiht | verteilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen |
Where the eye mixes verleiht and verteilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verleiht and verteilt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verleiht with verteilt
A purely visual mix-up. verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) and verteilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleiht is recorded at frequency rank #9,478, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]. verteilt is at rank #2,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt].
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 12001, this pair ranks #1,966,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleiht vs verteilt
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verleiht": h. Private to "verteilt": -.
"verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verleiht" and "verteilt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verleiht" vs "verteilt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verleiht" and "verteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiht" and "verteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verleiht". 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 #1,966,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.