Which to use
“verteidige” and “verteidigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,973
- “verteidige” frequency rank
- #5,230
- “verteidigt” frequency rank
- 40203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteidige | verteidigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen |
Where the eye mixes verteidige and verteidigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verteidige (CVCCVVCVCV) and verteidigt (CVCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verteidige and verteidigt
A purely visual mix-up. verteidige ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡə]) and verteidigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçt]) 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 a single letter - e in “verteidige” becomes t in “verteidigt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40203, 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]. verteidigt is at rank #5,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçt].
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 40203, this pair ranks #1,515,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteidige vs verteidigt
Shared letters: degirtv. Private to "verteidige": -. Private to "verteidigt": -.
"verteidige" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "verteidigt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteidige ← evrteidige · veretidige · verrteidige · vertediige · verteiddige · verteidgie · verteidieg · verteidigge
- verteidigt ← evrteidigt · veretidigt · verrteidigt · vertediigt · verteiddigt · verteidgit · verteidiggt · verteidigtt
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verteidige" and "verteidigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteidige" and "verteidigt" 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 #1,515,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.