Which to use
“verteilte” and “verurteilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,587
- “verteilte” frequency rank
- #12,823
- “verurteilte” frequency rank
- 29410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilte | verurteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt |
Where the eye mixes verteilte and verurteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verteilte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against verurteilte's 11 (CVCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verteilte with verurteilte
A purely visual mix-up. verteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) and verurteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29410, 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]. verurteilte is at rank #12,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltə].
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 29410, this pair ranks #1,767,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilte vs verurteilte
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verteilte": -. Private to "verurteilte": u.
"verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "verurteilte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilte ← evrteilte · veretilte · verrteilte · verteilet · verteillte · verteiltte · verteitle · vertelite
- verurteilte ← evrurteilte · verrurteilte · verruteilte · veruretilte · verurrteilte · verurteilet · verurteillte · verurteiltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verteilte" and "verurteilte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verteilte" or "verurteilte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,767,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilte" and "verurteilte" 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 #1,767,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.