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“verteidige” and “verteidigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,973
- “verteidige” frequency rank
- #3,625
- “verteidigen” frequency rank
- 38598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteidige | verteidigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen | einen Angriff abwehren |
Where the eye mixes verteidige and verteidigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verteidige runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against verteidigen's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verteidige and verteidigen
A purely visual mix-up. verteidige ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡə]) and verteidigen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]) 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) - “verteidige” sits inside “verteidigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteidige is recorded at frequency rank #34,973, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡə]. verteidigen is at rank #3,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩].
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 38598, this pair ranks #1,559,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteidige vs verteidigen
Shared letters: degirtv. Private to "verteidige": -. Private to "verteidigen": n.
"verteidige" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "verteidigen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteidige ← evrteidige · veretidige · verrteidige · vertediige · verteiddige · verteidgie · verteidieg · verteidigge
- verteidigen ← evrteidigen · veretidigen · verrteidigen · vertediigen · verteiddigen · verteidgien · verteidiegn · verteidigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteidige" and "verteidigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verteidige" vs "verteidigen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,559,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteidige" and "verteidigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteidige vs Verteidigers". 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 #1,559,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.