Which to use
“verlinken” is a verb and “verlinkten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,743
- “verlinken” frequency rank
- #16,033
- “verlinkten” frequency rank
- 34776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlinken | verlinkten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Hyperlink (Verweis) setzen, über Hyperlinks verknüpfen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlinkt |
Where the eye mixes verlinken and verlinkten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verlinken runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verlinkten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlinken vs verlinkten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlinken is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩] while verlinkten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩]. 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 34776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlinken is recorded at frequency rank #18,743, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩]. verlinkten is at rank #16,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩].
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 34776, this pair ranks #1,655,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlinken vs verlinkten
Shared letters: eiklnrv. Private to "verlinken": -. Private to "verlinkten": t.
"verlinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlinkten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlinken ← evrlinken · velrinken · verilnken · verliknen · verlinekn · verlinkenn · verlinkken · verlinkne
- verlinkten ← evrlinkten · velrinkten · verilnkten · verliknten · verlinketn · verlinkkten · verlinktenn · verlinktne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlinken" for "verlinkten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlinken" or "verlinkten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,655,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlinken" and "verlinkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlinken vs Verlinkung". 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 #1,655,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.