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 eye mixes verzögert and verzögerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verzögert runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against verzögerte's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verzögert and verzögerte
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verzögert" and "verzögerte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verzögert" or "verzögerte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzögert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzögerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzögert" and "verzögerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzierte vs verzögerte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.