Which to use
“verwirrt” and “verwirrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,665
- “verwirrt” frequency rank
- #30,368
- “verwirrte” frequency rank
- 35033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwirrt | verwirrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig nicht ganz auf der Höhe seiend, nicht wissend, was zu tun ist; durcheinander | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwirrt |
Where the eye mixes verwirrt and verwirrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwirrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verwirrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verwirrt with verwirrte
A purely visual mix-up. verwirrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁt]) and verwirrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁtə]) 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) - “verwirrt” sits inside “verwirrte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwirrt is recorded at frequency rank #4,665, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁt]. verwirrte is at rank #30,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁtə].
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 35033, this pair ranks #1,649,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwirrt vs verwirrte
Shared letters: eirtvw. Private to "verwirrt": -. Private to "verwirrte": -.
"verwirrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwirrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwirrt" and "verwirrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verwirrt" or "verwirrte"?
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 "verwirrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwirrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,649,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwirrt" and "verwirrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrte vs verwirrte". 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 #1,649,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.