Which to use
“verteidigte” and “verteidigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,822
- “verteidigte” frequency rank
- #39,111
- “verteidigten” frequency rank
- 51933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteidigte | verteidigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteidigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteidigt |
Where the eye mixes verteidigte and verteidigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verteidigte runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCVCCV) against verteidigten's 12 (CVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verteidigte with verteidigten
A purely visual mix-up. verteidigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə]) and verteidigten ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtn̩]) 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) - “verteidigte” sits inside “verteidigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteidigte is recorded at frequency rank #12,822, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə]. verteidigten is at rank #39,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtn̩].
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 51933, this pair ranks #1,116,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verteidigte vs verteidigten
Shared letters: degirtv. Private to "verteidigte": -. Private to "verteidigten": n.
"verteidigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV · "verteidigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteidigte ← evrteidigte · veretidigte · verrteidigte · vertediigte · verteiddigte · verteidgite · verteidiget · verteidiggte
- verteidigten ← evrteidigten · veretidigten · verrteidigten · vertediigten · verteiddigten · verteidgiten · verteidigetn · verteidiggten
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verteidigte" and "verteidigten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteidigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,116,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteidigte" and "verteidigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteidige vs verteidigten". 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 #1,116,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.