Which to use
“verteile” and “verweilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,337
- “verteile” frequency rank
- #14,449
- “verweilen” frequency rank
- 58786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteile | verweilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen | an einem Ort bleiben |
Where the eye mixes verteile and verweilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verteile runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against verweilen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verteile with verweilen
A purely visual mix-up. verteile ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]) and verweilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]) 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 58786, 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]. verweilen is at rank #14,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən].
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 58786, this pair ranks #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verteile vs verweilen
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verteile": t. Private to "verweilen": nw.
"verteile" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verweilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteile" and "verweilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verteile" or "verweilen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verteile" and "verweilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteile" and "verweilen" 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 #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.