Which to use
“verleiten” is a verb and “verteilten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- #16,588
- “verteilten” frequency rank
- 45039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiten | verteilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt |
Where the eye mixes verleiten and verteilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verleiten runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verteilten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verleiten and verteilten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verleiten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩] while verteilten is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]. 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 45039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleiten is recorded at frequency rank #28,451, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]. verteilten is at rank #16,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 45039, this pair ranks #1,366,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verteilten
Shared letters: eilnrtv. Private to "verleiten": -. Private to "verteilten": -.
"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verteilten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verleiten ← evrleiten · velreiten · vereliten · verleietn · verleitenn · verleitne · verleitten · verletien
- verteilten ← evrteilten · veretilten · verrteilten · verteiletn · verteillten · verteiltenn · verteiltne · verteiltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleiten" and "verteilten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verleiten" or "verteilten" show up more?
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 "verleiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiten" and "verteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereiteln vs verleiten". 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 #1,366,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.