Which to use
“verwandelt” is a verb and “verwandelte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,128
- “verwandelt” frequency rank
- #14,983
- “verwandelte” frequency rank
- 20111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwandelt | verwandelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwandeln | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwandelt |
Where the eye mixes verwandelt and verwandelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verwandelt vs verwandelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwandelt is [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩t] while verwandelte is [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verwandelt” sits inside “verwandelte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwandelt is recorded at frequency rank #5,128, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩t]. verwandelte is at rank #14,983, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tə].
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 20111, this pair ranks #1,901,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwandelt vs verwandelte
Shared letters: adelnrtvw. Private to "verwandelt": -. Private to "verwandelte": -.
"verwandelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verwandelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwandelt ← evrwandelt · verawndelt · verrwandelt · verwadnelt · verwanddelt · verwandellt · verwandeltt · verwandetl
- verwandelte ← evrwandelte · verawndelte · verrwandelte · verwadnelte · verwanddelte · verwandelet · verwandellte · verwandeltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwandelt" and "verwandelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verwandelt" vs "verwandelte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwandelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwandelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,901,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwandelt" and "verwandelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhandelte vs verwandelte". 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 #1,901,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.