verordnetvsverordneteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,746
“verordnet” frequency rank
#34,440
“verordnete” frequency rank
53186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verordnet verordnete
Definition durch einen Arzt verschrieben (im Sinne von Behandlung oder Medikament) Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verordnet

Where the eye mixes verordnet and verordnete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verordnet runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against verordnete's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verordnet
10 ch
verordnete

Why the eye confuses verordnet with verordnete

A purely visual mix-up. verordnet ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnət]) and verordnete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verordnet” sits inside “verordnete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verordnet is recorded at frequency rank #18,746, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnət]. verordnete is at rank #34,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətə].

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 53186, this pair ranks #1,067,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verordnet vs verordnete

Shared letters: denortv. Private to "verordnet": -. Private to "verordnete": -.

"verordnet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "verordnete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verordnet ← evrordnet · veorrdnet · verodrnet · verorddnet · verordent · verordnett · verordnnet · verordnte
  • verordnete ← evrordnete · veorrdnete · verodrnete · verorddnete · verordente · verordneet · verordnette · verordnnete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verordnet" and "verordnete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verordnet" vs "verordnete" - which ranks higher?
"verordnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,746 in our German list, against #34,440 for "verordnete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verordnet" and "verordnete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verordnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verordnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,067,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verordnet" and "verordnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verordnete vs verordneten". 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 #1,067,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list