Which to use
“verteile” is a verb and “Verteiler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,337
- “verteile” frequency rank
- #29,850
- “Verteiler” frequency rank
- 74187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteile | Verteiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen | Person, die etwas verteilt |
Where the eye mixes verteile and Verteiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verteile runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against Verteiler's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verteile and Verteiler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verteile is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə] while Verteiler is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verteile” sits inside “Verteiler”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteile is recorded at frequency rank #44,337, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]. Verteiler is at rank #29,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lɐ].
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 74187, this pair ranks #340,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verteile vs Verteiler
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verteile": -. Private to "Verteiler": -.
"verteile" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "Verteiler" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteile" and "Verteiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verteile" vs "Verteiler" - 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 "verteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verteiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteile" and "Verteiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verheilt vs verteile". 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 #340,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.