Which to use
“verteilt” is a verb and “verurteilt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,523
- “verteilt” frequency rank
- #2,625
- “verurteilt” frequency rank
- 5148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilt | verurteilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen | als Beschuldigter oder Angeklagter ein gerichtliches Urteil rechtswirksam empfangen habend |
Where the eye mixes verteilt and verurteilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verteilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verurteilt's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verteilt and verurteilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verteilt is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt] while verurteilt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5148, 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]. verurteilt is at rank #2,625, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lt].
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 5148, this pair ranks #1,995,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilt vs verurteilt
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verteilt": -. Private to "verurteilt": u.
"verteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verurteilt" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilt ← evrteilt · veretilt · verrteilt · verteillt · verteiltt · verteitl · vertelit · vertielt
- verurteilt ← evrurteilt · verrurteilt · verruteilt · veruretilt · verurrteilt · verurteillt · verurteiltt · verurteitl
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verteilt" for "verurteilt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verteilt" or "verurteilt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilt" and "verurteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verteilt". 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 #1,995,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.