Which to use
“verwendet” and “verwendeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #871
- “verwendet” frequency rank
- #6,122
- “verwendeten” frequency rank
- 6993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwendet | verwendeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in Benutzung befindend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verwendet |
Where the eye mixes verwendet and verwendeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verwendet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwendeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verwendet with verwendeten
A purely visual mix-up. verwendet ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət]) and verwendeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndətn̩]) 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) - “verwendet” sits inside “verwendeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwendet is recorded at frequency rank #871, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət]. verwendeten is at rank #6,122, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndətn̩].
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 6993, this pair ranks #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwendet vs verwendeten
Shared letters: denrtvw. Private to "verwendet": -. Private to "verwendeten": -.
"verwendet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwendeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwendet ← evrwendet · verewndet · verrwendet · verwednet · verwenddet · verwendett · verwendte · verwenedt
- verwendeten ← evrwendeten · verewndeten · verrwendeten · verwedneten · verwenddeten · verwendeetn · verwendetenn · verwendetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verwendet" and "verwendeten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verwendet" or "verwendeten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwendeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwendet" and "verwendeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkündeten vs verwendeten". 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 #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.