verstecktvsversteckterWhat's the difference?

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

#4,007
“versteckt” frequency rank
#41,551
“versteckter” frequency rank
45558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versteckt versteckter
Definition an einem unbekannten Ort verborgen, so dass man nicht gesehen oder aufgefunden werden kann Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versteckt

Where the eye mixes versteckt and versteckter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. versteckt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against versteckter's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
versteckt
11 ch
versteckter

Look-alike desk: versteckt vs versteckter

A purely visual mix-up. versteckt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkt]) and versteckter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛktɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “versteckt” sits inside “versteckter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versteckt is recorded at frequency rank #4,007, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkt]. versteckter is at rank #41,551, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛktɐ].

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 45558, this pair ranks #1,348,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versteckt vs versteckter

Shared letters: cekrstv. Private to "versteckt": -. Private to "versteckter": -.

"versteckt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "versteckter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versteckt ← evrsteckt · verrsteckt · versetckt · verssteckt · verstcekt · verstecckt · versteckkt · verstecktt
  • versteckter ← evrsteckter · verrsteckter · versetckter · verssteckter · verstcekter · verstecckter · verstecketr · versteckkter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "versteckt" for "versteckter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛktɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "versteckt" or "versteckter"?
"versteckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,007 in our German list, against #41,551 for "versteckter". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versteckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versteckter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,348,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versteckt" and "versteckter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verstärkter vs versteckter". 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 #1,348,972 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