Which to use
“verteile” and “verzeihe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,337
- “verteile” frequency rank
- #36,712
- “verzeihe” frequency rank
- 81049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteile | verzeihe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verteile and verzeihe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verteile and verzeihe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verteile vs verzeihe
A purely visual mix-up. verteile ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]) and verzeihe ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81049, 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]. verzeihe is at rank #36,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ə].
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 81049, this pair ranks #183,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verteile vs verzeihe
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verteile": lt. Private to "verzeihe": hz.
"verteile" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verzeihe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteile" and "verzeihe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verteile" or "verzeihe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verteile" and "verzeihe" 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 "verzeihe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteile" and "verzeihe" 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 #183,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.