versammelnvsversammeltenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: versammeln is a verb, versammelten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“versammeln” is a verb and “versammelten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,199
“versammeln” frequency rank
#13,975
“versammelten” frequency rank
28174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versammeln versammelten
Definition sich an einem Ort treffen (sammeln) Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versammelt

Where the eye mixes versammeln and versammelten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. versammeln runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against versammelten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
versammeln
12 ch
versammelten

Look-alike desk: versammeln vs versammelten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versammeln is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩n] while versammelten is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tn̩]. 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 28174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versammeln is recorded at frequency rank #14,199, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩n]. versammelten is at rank #13,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tn̩].

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 28174, this pair ranks #1,789,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of versammeln vs versammelten

Shared letters: aelmnrsv. Private to "versammeln": -. Private to "versammelten": t.

"versammeln" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC  ·  "versammelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versammelnevrsammeln · verasmmeln · verrsammeln · versameln · versamemln · versammelln · versammelnn · versammenl
  • versammeltenevrsammelten · verasmmelten · verrsammelten · versamelten · versamemlten · versammeletn · versammellten · versammeltenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "versammeln" and "versammelten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "versammeln" is a verb and "versammelten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "versammeln" vs "versammelten" - which ranks higher?
"versammelten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,975 in our German list, against #14,199 for "versammeln". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "versammeln" and "versammelten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versammeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versammelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,789,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versammeln" and "versammelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdammen vs versammeln". 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 #1,789,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list