Which to use
“verpflichtende” and “verpflichtete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,441
- “verpflichtende” frequency rank
- #20,772
- “verpflichtete” frequency rank
- 55213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpflichtende | verpflichtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verpflichtend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpflichtet |
Where the eye mixes verpflichtende and verpflichtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verpflichtende runs 14 letters (CVCCCCVCCCVCCV) against verpflichtete's 13 (CVCCCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verpflichtende and verpflichtete
A purely visual mix-up. verpflichtende ([fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩də]) and verpflichtete ([fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpflichtende is recorded at frequency rank #34,441, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩də]. verpflichtete is at rank #20,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətə].
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 55213, this pair ranks #988,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verpflichtende vs verpflichtete
Shared letters: cefhilprtv. Private to "verpflichtende": dn. Private to "verpflichtete": -.
"verpflichtende" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCCV · "verpflichtete" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpflichtende ← evrpflichtende · veprflichtende · verfplichtende · verpfflichtende · verpfilchtende · verpflcihtende · verpflicchtende · verpflichetnde
- verpflichtete ← evrpflichtete · veprflichtete · verfplichtete · verpfflichtete · verpfilchtete · verpflcihtete · verpflicchtete · verpflichette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verpflichtende" and "verpflichtete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verpflichtende" or "verpflichtete"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verpflichtende" and "verpflichtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpflichtende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpflichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #988,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpflichtende" and "verpflichtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpflichtende vs verpflichtenden". 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 #988,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.