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Which to use

“verzeichnete” and “verzeichneten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,458
“verzeichnete” frequency rank
#32,350
“verzeichneten” frequency rank
52808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verzeichnete verzeichneten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verzeichnet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verzeichnet

Where the eye mixes verzeichnete and verzeichneten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verzeichnete runs 12 letters (CVCCVVCCCVCV) against verzeichneten's 13 (CVCCVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
verzeichnete
13 ch
verzeichneten

Visual trap between verzeichnete and verzeichneten

A purely visual mix-up. verzeichnete ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə]) and verzeichneten ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətn̩]) 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) - “verzeichnete” sits inside “verzeichneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verzeichnete is recorded at frequency rank #20,458, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə]. verzeichneten is at rank #32,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətn̩].

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 52808, this pair ranks #1,082,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verzeichnete vs verzeichneten

Shared letters: cehinrtvz. Private to "verzeichnete": -. Private to "verzeichneten": -.

"verzeichnete" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVCV  ·  "verzeichneten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verzeichnete ← evrzeichnete · verezichnete · verrzeichnete · verzecihnete · verzeicchnete · verzeichente · verzeichhnete · verzeichneet
  • verzeichneten ← evrzeichneten · verezichneten · verrzeichneten · verzecihneten · verzeicchneten · verzeichenten · verzeichhneten · verzeichneetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verzeichnete" and "verzeichneten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verzeichnete" or "verzeichneten"?
"verzeichnete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,458 in our German list, against #32,350 for "verzeichneten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verzeichnete" and "verzeichneten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verzeichneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,082,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verzeichnete" and "verzeichneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzeichneten vs verzichteten". 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 #1,082,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list