Which to use
“verringern” is a verb and “verringerte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,291
- “verringern” frequency rank
- #27,549
- “verringerte” frequency rank
- 36840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verringern | verringerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas kleiner, weniger machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verringert |
Where the eye mixes verringern and verringerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verringern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verringerte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verringern with verringerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verringern is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐn] while verringerte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verringern is recorded at frequency rank #9,291, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐn]. verringerte is at rank #27,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐtə].
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 36840, this pair ranks #1,605,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verringern vs verringerte
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "verringern": -. Private to "verringerte": t.
"verringern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verringerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verringern ← evrringern · veringern · verirngern · verrignern · verrinegrn · verringenr · verringernn · verringerrn
- verringerte ← evrringerte · veringerte · verirngerte · verrignerte · verrinegrte · verringeret · verringerrte · verringertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verringern" for "verringerte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verringern" or "verringerte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verringern" and "verringerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verringern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verringerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,605,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verringern" and "verringerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verringerte vs verringerten". 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 #1,605,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.