Which to use
“verpflichtete” and “verpflichteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,772
- “verpflichtete” frequency rank
- #26,667
- “verpflichteten” frequency rank
- 47439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpflichtete | verpflichteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpflichtet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpflichtet |
Where the eye mixes verpflichtete and verpflichteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. verpflichtete runs 13 letters (CVCCCCVCCCVCV) against verpflichteten's 14 (CVCCCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verpflichtete and verpflichteten
A purely visual mix-up. verpflichtete ([fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətə]) and verpflichteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətn̩]) 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) - “verpflichtete” sits inside “verpflichteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpflichtete is recorded at frequency rank #20,772, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətə]. verpflichteten is at rank #26,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtətn̩].
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 47439, this pair ranks #1,284,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verpflichtete vs verpflichteten
Shared letters: cefhilprtv. Private to "verpflichtete": -. Private to "verpflichteten": n.
"verpflichtete" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCV · "verpflichteten" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpflichtete ← evrpflichtete · veprflichtete · verfplichtete · verpfflichtete · verpfilchtete · verpflcihtete · verpflicchtete · verpflichette
- verpflichteten ← evrpflichteten · veprflichteten · verfplichteten · verpfflichteten · verpfilchteten · verpflcihteten · verpflicchteten · verpflichetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verpflichtete" and "verpflichteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verpflichtete" or "verpflichteten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpflichtete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpflichteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,284,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpflichtete" and "verpflichteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpflichtenden vs verpflichteten". 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 #1,284,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.