versammeltevsversammeltenWhat's the difference?

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“versammelte” and “versammelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,846
“versammelte” frequency rank
#13,975
“versammelten” frequency rank
43821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versammelte versammelten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versammelt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versammelt

Where the eye mixes versammelte and versammelten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. versammelte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against versammelten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
versammelte
12 ch
versammelten

Why the eye confuses versammelte with versammelten

A purely visual mix-up. versammelte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tə]) and versammelten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “versammelte” sits inside “versammelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versammelte is recorded at frequency rank #29,846, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tə]. 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 43821, this pair ranks #1,405,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versammelte vs versammelten

Shared letters: aelmrstv. Private to "versammelte": -. Private to "versammelten": n.

"versammelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "versammelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versammelteevrsammelte · verasmmelte · verrsammelte · versamelte · versamemlte · versammelet · versammellte · versammeltte
  • versammeltenevrsammelten · verasmmelten · verrsammelten · versamelten · versamemlten · versammeletn · versammellten · versammeltenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "versammelte" for "versammelten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzaml̩tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "versammelte" or "versammelten" show up more?
"versammelten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,975 in our German list, against #29,846 for "versammelte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "versammelte" 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 #1,405,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versammelte" and "versammelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versammeln vs versammelte". 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 #1,405,867 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