Which to use
“verteilen” is a verb and “Verteilung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,573
- “verteilen” frequency rank
- #4,841
- “Verteilung” frequency rank
- 9414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilen | Verteilung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehreren Personen einen Teil von etwas geben | Vorgang des Verteilens |
Where the eye mixes verteilen and Verteilung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verteilen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against Verteilung's 10 (CVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verteilen vs Verteilung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verteilen is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən] while Verteilung is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9414, 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]. Verteilung is at rank #4,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ].
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 9414, this pair ranks #1,980,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilen vs Verteilung
Shared letters: eilnrtv. Private to "verteilen": -. Private to "Verteilung": gu.
"verteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "Verteilung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilen ← evrteilen · veretilen · verrteilen · verteieln · verteilenn · verteillen · verteilne · vertelien
- Verteilung ← evrteilung · veretilung · verrteilung · verteillung · verteilnug · verteilugn · verteilungg · verteilunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verteilen" and "Verteilung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verteilen" vs "Verteilung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verteilung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilen" and "Verteilung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteile vs verteilen". 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 #1,980,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.