Which to use
“verzögert” and “verzögerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,150
- “verzögert” frequency rank
- #29,406
- “verzögerte” frequency rank
- 40556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzögert | verzögerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | später geschehen, als erwartet oder vorgesehen; unplanmäßig spät | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verzögert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verzögert and verzögerte apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verzögert ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐt]) and verzögerte ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐtə]) 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) - “verzögert” sits inside “verzögerte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzögert is recorded at frequency rank #11,150, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐt]. verzögerte is at rank #29,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐtə].
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 40556, this pair ranks #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verzögert vs verzögerte
Shared letters: egrtvzö. Private to "verzögert": -. Private to "verzögerte": -.
"verzögert" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "verzögerte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering verzögert vs verzögerte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verzögert” entry
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