Which to use
“verteilt” and “vertreibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,523
- “verteilt” frequency rank
- #14,979
- “vertreibt” frequency rank
- 17502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilt | vertreibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben |
Where the eye mixes verteilt and vertreibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verteilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against vertreibt's 9 (CVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verteilt vs vertreibt
A purely visual mix-up. verteilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]) and vertreibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯pt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteilt is recorded at frequency rank #2,523, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]. vertreibt is at rank #14,979, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯pt].
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 17502, this pair ranks #1,926,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilt vs vertreibt
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verteilt": l. Private to "vertreibt": b.
"verteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vertreibt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verteilt" and "vertreibt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verteilt" vs "vertreibt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verteilt" and "vertreibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertreibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilt" and "vertreibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verreist vs vertreibt". 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 #1,926,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.