Which to use
“verrate” and “vertraue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,768
- “verrate” frequency rank
- #14,203
- “vertraue” frequency rank
- 37971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrate | vertraue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verraten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrauen |
Where the eye mixes verrate and vertraue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verrate runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vertraue's 8 (CVCCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verrate with vertraue
A purely visual mix-up. verrate ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə]) and vertraue ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ə]) 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 37971, 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]. vertraue is at rank #14,203, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ə].
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 37971, this pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrate vs vertraue
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verrate": -. Private to "vertraue": u.
"verrate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vertraue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrate" and "vertraue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verrate" or "vertraue" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrate" and "vertraue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrate 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 #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.