Which to use
“verteilen” and “verweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,573
- “verteilen” frequency rank
- #7,421
- “verweisen” frequency rank
- 11994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilen | verweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehreren Personen einen Teil von etwas geben | auf etwas Anderes aufmerksam machen |
Where the eye mixes verteilen and verweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verteilen and verweisen 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 verweisen
A purely visual mix-up. verteilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]) and verweisen ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 11994, 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]. verweisen is at rank #7,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 11994, this pair ranks #1,966,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilen vs verweisen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verteilen": lt. Private to "verweisen": sw.
"verteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verweisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verteilen" and "verweisen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verteilen" vs "verweisen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verteilen" and "verweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilen" and "verweisen" 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 #1,966,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.