Which to use
“verspielt” and “verspielte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,703
- “verspielt” frequency rank
- #40,936
- “verspielte” frequency rank
- 55639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspielt | verspielte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur spielen wollend, gern spielend; leicht ablenkbar | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verspielt |
Where the eye mixes verspielt and verspielte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verspielt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCC) against verspielte's 10 (CVCCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verspielt with verspielte
A purely visual mix-up. verspielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlt]) and verspielte ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːltə]) 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) - “verspielt” sits inside “verspielte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verspielt is recorded at frequency rank #14,703, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlt]. verspielte is at rank #40,936, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːltə].
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 55639, this pair ranks #971,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verspielt vs verspielte
Shared letters: eilprstv. Private to "verspielt": -. Private to "verspielte": -.
"verspielt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "verspielte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verspielt ← evrspielt · verpsielt · verrspielt · versipelt · verspeilt · verspiellt · verspieltt · verspietl
- verspielte ← evrspielte · verpsielte · verrspielte · versipelte · verspeilte · verspielet · verspiellte · verspieltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verspielt" for "verspielte" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspielt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verspielte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #971,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspielt" and "verspielte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verspielen vs verspielte". 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 #971,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.