Which to use
“verneinen” is a verb and “verneinte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,843
- “verneinen” frequency rank
- #47,088
- “verneinte” frequency rank
- 77931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verneinen | verneinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Frage mit Nein beantworten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verneint |
Where the eye mixes verneinen and verneinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verneinen vs verneinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verneinen is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən] while verneinte is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯ntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verneinen is recorded at frequency rank #30,843, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]. verneinte is at rank #47,088, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯ntə].
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 77931, this pair ranks #249,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verneinen vs verneinte
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verneinen": -. Private to "verneinte": t.
"verneinen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verneinte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verneinen" and "verneinte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verneinen" vs "verneinte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verneinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verneinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verneinen" and "verneinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfeinern vs verneinen". 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 #249,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.