Which to use
“vertan” and “vierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,456
- “vertan” frequency rank
- #2,865
- “vierten” frequency rank
- 31321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vertan | vierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (als Ressource) ohne Erfolg eingesetzt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte |
Where the eye mixes vertan and vierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vertan vs vierten
A purely visual mix-up. vertan ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]) and vierten ([ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vertan is recorded at frequency rank #28,456, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]. vierten is at rank #2,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 31321, this pair ranks #1,730,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vertan vs vierten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "vertan": a. Private to "vierten": i.
"vertan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vertan" for "vierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vertan" vs "vierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vertan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,730,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vertan" and "vierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veritas vs vertan". 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 #1,730,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.