Which to use
“Verteiler” is a noun and “verteilte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,850
- “Verteiler” frequency rank
- #16,587
- “verteilte” frequency rank
- 46437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verteiler | verteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die etwas verteilt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt |
Where the eye mixes Verteiler and verteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verteiler (CVCCVVCVC) and verteilte (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Verteiler with verteilte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verteiler is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lɐ] while verteilte is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verteiler is recorded at frequency rank #29,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]. verteilte is at rank #16,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə].
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 46437, this pair ranks #1,319,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verteiler vs verteilte
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "Verteiler": -. Private to "verteilte": -.
"Verteiler" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verteiler" and "verteilte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verteiler" or "verteilte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verteiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,319,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verteiler" and "verteilte" 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 #1,319,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.