Which to use
“verpflichtet” is a verb and “verpflichtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,184
- “verpflichtet” frequency rank
- #20,772
- “verpflichtete” frequency rank
- 22956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpflichtet | verpflichtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpflichtet |
Where the eye mixes verpflichtet and verpflichtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verpflichtet runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVCCCVC) against verpflichtete's 13 (CVCCCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verpflichtet vs verpflichtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verpflichtet is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtət] while verpflichtete is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verpflichtet” sits inside “verpflichtete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpflichtet is recorded at frequency rank #2,184, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtət]. 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 22956, this pair ranks #1,867,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verpflichtet vs verpflichtete
Shared letters: cefhilprtv. Private to "verpflichtet": -. Private to "verpflichtete": -.
"verpflichtet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVC · "verpflichtete" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpflichtet ← evrpflichtet · veprflichtet · verfplichtet · verpfflichtet · verpfilchtet · verpflcihtet · verpflicchtet · verpflichett
- verpflichtete ← evrpflichtete · veprflichtete · verfplichtete · verpfflichtete · verpfilchtete · verpflcihtete · verpflicchtete · verpflichette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verpflichtet" and "verpflichtete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verpflichtet" vs "verpflichtete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verpflichtet" and "verpflichtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpflichtet" 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 #1,867,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpflichtet" and "verpflichtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpflichtende vs verpflichtete". 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 #1,867,556 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.