Which to use
“verschlüsselte” and “verschlüsselten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,363
- “verschlüsselte” frequency rank
- #45,663
- “verschlüsselten” frequency rank
- 76026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschlüsselte | verschlüsselten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlüsselt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlüsselt |
Where the eye mixes verschlüsselte and verschlüsselten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verschlüsselte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsl̩tə]) and verschlüsselten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsl̩tn̩]) 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) - “verschlüsselte” sits inside “verschlüsselten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschlüsselte is recorded at frequency rank #30,363, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsl̩tə]. verschlüsselten is at rank #45,663, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsl̩tn̩].
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 76026, this pair ranks #293,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschlüsselte vs verschlüsselten
Shared letters: cehlrstvü. Private to "verschlüsselte": -. Private to "verschlüsselten": n.
"verschlüsselte" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVCCV · "verschlüsselten" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVCCVC