veröffentlichevsveröffentlichtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“veröffentliche” and “veröffentlicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,923
“veröffentliche” frequency rank
#1,047
“veröffentlicht” frequency rank
43970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veröffentliche veröffentlicht
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs veröffentlichen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs veröffentlichen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set veröffentliche and veröffentlicht apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
veröffentliche
14 ch
veröffentlicht

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. veröffentliche ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçə]) and veröffentlicht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “veröffentliche” becomes t in “veröffentlicht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veröffentliche is recorded at frequency rank #42,923, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçə]. veröffentlicht is at rank #1,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçt].

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 43970, this pair ranks #1,401,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of veröffentliche vs veröffentlicht

Shared letters: cefhilnrtvö. Private to "veröffentliche": -. Private to "veröffentlicht": -.

"veröffentliche" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVCCV  ·  "veröffentlicht" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVCCC

Frequency comparison

veröffentliche#42,923
veröffentlicht#1,047

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veröffentliche" and "veröffentlicht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veröffentliche" or "veröffentlicht"?
"veröffentlicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,047 in our German list, against #42,923 for "veröffentliche". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list