Which to use
“verschlechtern” and “verschlechtert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,913
- “verschlechtern” frequency rank
- #16,035
- “verschlechtert” frequency rank
- 44948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschlechtern | verschlechtert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schlechter machen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschlechtern |
Where the eye mixes verschlechtern and verschlechtert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. verschlechtern and verschlechtert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verschlechtern and verschlechtert
A purely visual mix-up. verschlechtern ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]) and verschlechtert ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “verschlechtern” becomes t in “verschlechtert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschlechtern is recorded at frequency rank #28,913, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]. verschlechtert is at rank #16,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐt].
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 44948, this pair ranks #1,369,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschlechtern vs verschlechtert
Shared letters: cehlrstv. Private to "verschlechtern": n. Private to "verschlechtert": -.
"verschlechtern" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCCVCC · "verschlechtert" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschlechtern ← evrschlechtern · vercshlechtern · verrschlechtern · verscchlechtern · verschelchtern · verschhlechtern · verschlcehtern · verschlecchtern
- verschlechtert ← evrschlechtert · vercshlechtert · verrschlechtert · verscchlechtert · verschelchtert · verschhlechtert · verschlcehtert · verschlecchtert
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschlechtern" and "verschlechtert" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verschlechtern" or "verschlechtert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verschlechtern" and "verschlechtert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschlechtern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschlechtert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,369,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschlechtern" and "verschlechtert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschlechtern vs verschlechterte". 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 #1,369,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.