Which to use
“verringern” is a verb and “verringerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,291
- “verringern” frequency rank
- #47,821
- “verringerten” frequency rank
- 57112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verringern | verringerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas kleiner, weniger machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verringert |
Where the eye mixes verringern and verringerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verringern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verringerten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verringern with verringerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verringern is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐn] while verringerten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 57112, 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]. verringerten is at rank #47,821, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋɐtn̩].
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 57112, this pair ranks #913,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verringern vs verringerten
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "verringern": -. Private to "verringerten": t.
"verringern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verringerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verringern ← evrringern · veringern · verirngern · verrignern · verrinegrn · verringenr · verringernn · verringerrn
- verringerten ← evrringerten · veringerten · verirngerten · verrignerten · verrinegrten · verringeretn · verringerrten · verringertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verringern" and "verringerten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verringern" vs "verringerten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verringern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verringerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #913,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verringern" and "verringerten" 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 #913,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.