Which to use
“verneinen” and “verteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,843
- “verneinen” frequency rank
- #4,573
- “verteilen” frequency rank
- 35416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verneinen | verteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Frage mit Nein beantworten | mehreren Personen einen Teil von etwas geben |
Where the eye mixes verneinen and verteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verneinen and verteilen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verneinen and verteilen
A purely visual mix-up. verneinen ([fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]) and verteilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]) 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 35416, 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]. verteilen is at rank #4,573, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən].
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 35416, this pair ranks #1,640,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verneinen vs verteilen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verneinen": -. Private to "verteilen": lt.
"verneinen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verneinen" for "verteilen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verneinen" or "verteilen"?
After this comparison
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 "verteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verneinen" and "verteilen" 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 #1,640,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.