Which to use
“vertraut” and “vertrauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,165
- “vertraut” frequency rank
- #13,729
- “vertrauten” frequency rank
- 17894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vertraut | vertrauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem sehr gut bekannt, eng verbunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vertraut |
Where the eye mixes vertraut and vertrauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vertraut runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against vertrauten's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vertraut and vertrauten
A purely visual mix-up. vertraut ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯t]) and vertrauten ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vertraut” sits inside “vertrauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vertraut is recorded at frequency rank #4,165, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯t]. vertrauten is at rank #13,729, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯tn̩].
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 17894, this pair ranks #1,923,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vertraut vs vertrauten
Shared letters: aertuv. Private to "vertraut": -. Private to "vertrauten": n.
"vertraut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "vertrauten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vertraut ← evrtraut · verrtaut · verrtraut · vertarut · vertratu · vertrautt · vertrraut · vertruat
- vertrauten ← evrtrauten · verrtauten · verrtrauten · vertaruten · vertratuen · vertrauetn · vertrautenn · vertrautne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vertraut" for "vertrauten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vertraut" or "vertrauten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertrauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vertraut" and "vertrauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlauten vs vertrauten". 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 #1,923,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.