verteiltenvsverurteiltenTell them apart

Which to use

“verteilten” and “verurteilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,588
“verteilten” frequency rank
#15,782
“verurteilten” frequency rank
32370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verteilten verurteilten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt

Where the eye mixes verteilten and verurteilten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verteilten runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against verurteilten's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verteilten
12 ch
verurteilten

Visual trap between verteilten and verurteilten

A purely visual mix-up. verteilten ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and verurteilten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 32370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verteilten is recorded at frequency rank #16,588, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]. verurteilten is at rank #15,782, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltn̩].

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 32370, this pair ranks #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verteilten vs verurteilten

Shared letters: eilnrtv. Private to "verteilten": -. Private to "verurteilten": u.

"verteilten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC  ·  "verurteilten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verteiltenevrteilten · veretilten · verrteilten · verteiletn · verteillten · verteiltenn · verteiltne · verteiltten
  • verurteiltenevrurteilten · verrurteilten · verruteilten · veruretilten · verurrteilten · verurteiletn · verurteillten · verurteiltenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verteilten" and "verurteilten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verteilten" or "verurteilten"?
"verurteilten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,782 in our German list, against #16,588 for "verteilten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verteilten" and "verurteilten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verteilten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verurteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verteilten" and "verurteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteile vs verteilten". 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 #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list