Which to use
“verwandelte” and “verwandelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,983
- “verwandelte” frequency rank
- #32,348
- “verwandelten” frequency rank
- 47331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwandelte | verwandelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwandelt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwandelt |
Where the eye mixes verwandelte and verwandelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verwandelte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against verwandelten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verwandelte and verwandelten
A purely visual mix-up. verwandelte ([fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tə]) and verwandelten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verwandelte” sits inside “verwandelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwandelte is recorded at frequency rank #14,983, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩tə]. 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 47331, this pair ranks #1,288,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwandelte vs verwandelten
Shared letters: adelnrtvw. Private to "verwandelte": -. Private to "verwandelten": -.
"verwandelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "verwandelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwandelte ← evrwandelte · verawndelte · verrwandelte · verwadnelte · verwanddelte · verwandelet · verwandellte · verwandeltte
- verwandelten ← evrwandelten · verawndelten · verrwandelten · verwadnelten · verwanddelten · verwandeletn · verwandellten · verwandeltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "verwandelte" 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 #1,288,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwandelte" 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 #1,288,077 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.