Which to use
“verwirrt” and “verwirrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,665
- “verwirrt” frequency rank
- #30,851
- “verwirrten” frequency rank
- 35516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwirrt | verwirrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig nicht ganz auf der Höhe seiend, nicht wissend, was zu tun ist; durcheinander | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwirrt |
Where the eye mixes verwirrt and verwirrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwirrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verwirrten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verwirrt vs verwirrten
A purely visual mix-up. verwirrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁt]) and verwirrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁtn̩]) 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) - “verwirrt” sits inside “verwirrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35516, 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]. verwirrten is at rank #30,851, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁtn̩].
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 35516, this pair ranks #1,638,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwirrt vs verwirrten
Shared letters: eirtvw. Private to "verwirrt": -. Private to "verwirrten": n.
"verwirrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwirrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwirrt ← evrwirrt · veriwrrt · verrwirrt · verwirrtt · verwirt · verwirtr · verwrirt · verwwirrt
- verwirrten ← evrwirrten · veriwrrten · verrwirrten · verwirretn · verwirrtenn · verwirrtne · verwirrtten · verwirten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwirrt" and "verwirrten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verwirrt" or "verwirrten"?
Useful next steps
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 "verwirrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,638,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwirrt" and "verwirrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwirrten vs verworren". 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 #1,638,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.