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.
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
- verteilten ← evrteilten · veretilten · verrteilten · verteiletn · verteillten · verteiltenn · verteiltne · verteiltten
- verurteilten ← evrurteilten · verrurteilten · verruteilten · veruretilten · verurrteilten · verurteiletn · verurteillten · verurteiltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verteilten" and "verurteilten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verteilten" or "verurteilten"?
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.