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 eye mixes verteilte and verteilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verteilte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against verteilten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verteilte with verteilten
A purely visual mix-up. verteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) and verteilten ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verteilte” sits inside “verteilten”. 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.
Orthographic DNA of verteilte vs verteilten
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verteilte": -. Private to "verteilten": n.
"verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "verteilten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilte ← evrteilte · veretilte · verrteilte · verteilet · verteillte · verteiltte · verteitle · vertelite
- verteilten ← evrteilten · veretilten · verrteilten · verteiletn · verteillten · verteiltenn · verteiltne · verteiltten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,691,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilte" and "verteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verneinte vs verteilte". 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 #1,691,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.