Which to use
“verordnete” and “verordneten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,440
- “verordnete” frequency rank
- #39,692
- “verordneten” frequency rank
- 74132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verordnete | verordneten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verordnet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verordnet |
Where the eye mixes verordnete and verordneten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verordnete runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against verordneten's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verordnete vs verordneten
A purely visual mix-up. verordnete ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətə]) and verordneten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətn̩]) 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) - “verordnete” sits inside “verordneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verordnete is recorded at frequency rank #34,440, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətə]. verordneten is at rank #39,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnətn̩].
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 74132, this pair ranks #341,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verordnete vs verordneten
Shared letters: denortv. Private to "verordnete": -. Private to "verordneten": -.
"verordnete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "verordneten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verordnete ← evrordnete · veorrdnete · verodrnete · verorddnete · verordente · verordneet · verordnette · verordnnete
- verordneten ← evrordneten · veorrdneten · verodrneten · verorddneten · verordenten · verordneetn · verordnetenn · verordnetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verordnete" and "verordneten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verordnete" vs "verordneten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verordnete" and "verordneten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verordnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verordneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verordnete" and "verordneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verordnen 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 #341,574 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.