Which to use
“verteilten” is an adjective and “verweilen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,588
- “verteilten” frequency rank
- #14,449
- “verweilen” frequency rank
- 31037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verteilten | verweilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt | an einem Ort bleiben |
Where the eye mixes verteilten and verweilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verteilten runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against verweilen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verteilten with verweilen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verteilten is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩] while verweilen is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31037, 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]. verweilen is at rank #14,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən].
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 31037, this pair ranks #1,736,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verteilten vs verweilen
Shared letters: eilnrv. Private to "verteilten": t. Private to "verweilen": w.
"verteilten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verweilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verteilten ← evrteilten · veretilten · verrteilten · verteiletn · verteillten · verteiltenn · verteiltne · verteiltten
- verweilen ← evrweilen · verewilen · verrweilen · verweieln · verweilenn · verweillen · verweilne · verwelien
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verteilten" for "verweilen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verteilten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verteilten" and "verweilen" 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 #1,736,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.