Which to use
“verweigerte” and “verweigerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,440
- “verweigerte” frequency rank
- #36,711
- “verweigerten” frequency rank
- 56151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweigerte | verweigerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verweigert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verweigert |
Where the eye mixes verweigerte and verweigerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verweigerte runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCVCCV) against verweigerten's 12 (CVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verweigerte and verweigerten
A purely visual mix-up. verweigerte ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə]) and verweigerten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]) 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) - “verweigerte” sits inside “verweigerten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verweigerte is recorded at frequency rank #19,440, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə]. verweigerten is at rank #36,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩].
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 56151, this pair ranks #951,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verweigerte vs verweigerten
Shared letters: egirtvw. Private to "verweigerte": -. Private to "verweigerten": n.
"verweigerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV · "verweigerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verweigerte ← evrweigerte · verewigerte · verrweigerte · verwegierte · verweiegrte · verweigeret · verweigerrte · verweigertte
- verweigerten ← evrweigerten · verewigerten · verrweigerten · verwegierten · verweiegrten · verweigeretn · verweigerrten · verweigertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verweigerte" and "verweigerten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verweigerte" or "verweigerten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigerte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #951,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweigerte" and "verweigerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verweigern vs verweigerten". 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 #951,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.