Which to use
“verrate” is a verb and “Verrats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,768
- “verrate” frequency rank
- #49,350
- “Verrats” frequency rank
- 73118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrate | Verrats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verraten | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verrat |
Where the eye mixes verrate and Verrats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verrate (CVCCVCV) and Verrats (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verrate with Verrats
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verrate is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə] while Verrats is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verrate” becomes s in “Verrats”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrate is recorded at frequency rank #23,768, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə]. Verrats is at rank #49,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt͡s].
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 73118, this pair ranks #369,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verrate vs Verrats
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verrate": -. Private to "Verrats": s.
"verrate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Verrats" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrate" for "Verrats" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verrate" or "Verrats"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verrate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verrats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrate" and "Verrats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpass vs Verrats". 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 #369,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.