Which to use
“verteilen” and “verurteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,573
- “verteilen” frequency rank
- #11,350
- “verurteilen” frequency rank
- 15923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilen | verurteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehreren Personen einen Teil von etwas geben | über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt |
Where the eye mixes verteilen and verurteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verteilen with verurteilen
A purely visual mix-up. verteilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]) and verurteilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15923, 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]. verurteilen is at rank #11,350, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən].
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 15923, this pair ranks #1,940,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilen vs verurteilen
Shared letters: eilnrtv. Private to "verteilen": -. Private to "verurteilen": u.
"verteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verurteilen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilen ← evrteilen · veretilen · verrteilen · verteieln · verteilenn · verteillen · verteilne · vertelien
- verurteilen ← evrurteilen · verrurteilen · verruteilen · veruretilen · verurrteilen · verurteieln · verurteilenn · verurteillen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteilen" and "verurteilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verteilen" or "verurteilen"?
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 "verurteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilen" and "verurteilen" 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 #1,940,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.