Which to use
“verwandeln” is a verb and “verwandelten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,419
- “verwandeln” frequency rank
- #32,348
- “verwandelten” frequency rank
- 39767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwandeln | verwandelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sehr stark ändern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwandelt |
Where the eye mixes verwandeln and verwandelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verwandeln runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verwandelten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verwandeln vs verwandelten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwandeln is [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩n] while verwandelten is [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwandeln is recorded at frequency rank #7,419, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩n]. verwandelten is at rank #32,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tn̩].
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 39767, this pair ranks #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwandeln vs verwandelten
Shared letters: adelnrvw. Private to "verwandeln": -. Private to "verwandelten": t.
"verwandeln" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verwandelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwandeln ← evrwandeln · verawndeln · verrwandeln · verwadneln · verwanddeln · verwandelln · verwandelnn · verwandenl
- verwandelten ← evrwandelten · verawndelten · verrwandelten · verwadnelten · verwanddelten · verwandeletn · verwandellten · verwandeltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwandeln" and "verwandelten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verwandeln" or "verwandelten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verwandeln" and "verwandelten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwandeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwandelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwandeln" and "verwandelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhandelte vs verwandelten". 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 #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.