Which to use
“verteilen” is a verb and “Verteiler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,573
- “verteilen” frequency rank
- #29,850
- “Verteiler” frequency rank
- 34423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilen | Verteiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehreren Personen einen Teil von etwas geben | Person, die etwas verteilt |
Where the eye mixes verteilen and Verteiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verteilen and Verteiler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verteilen with Verteiler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verteilen is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən] while Verteiler is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verteilen” becomes r in “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 34423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteilen is recorded at frequency rank #4,573, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]. 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 34423, this pair ranks #1,663,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilen vs Verteiler
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verteilen": n. Private to "Verteiler": -.
"verteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "Verteiler" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteilen" and "Verteiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verteilen" or "Verteiler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilen" 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 #1,663,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilen" and "Verteiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteile vs Verteiler". 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 #1,663,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.