Which to use
“verteilte” and “verteilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,587
- “verteilte” frequency rank
- #16,588
- “verteilten” frequency rank
- 33175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilte | verteilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verteilte and verteilten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
verteilte and verteilten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verteilte” sits inside “verteilten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verteilte is recorded at frequency rank #16,587, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]. verteilten is at rank #16,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 33175, this pair ranks #1,691,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering verteilte vs verteilten
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verteilte” entry
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