Which to use
“viert” and “viertel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,821
- “viert” frequency rank
- #2,864
- “viertel” frequency rank
- 28685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viert | viertel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit mit einer Gruppe aus vier Individuen etwas machen | 25 Prozent des Gesamtwertes |
Where the eye mixes viert and viertel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viert runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against viertel's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses viert with viertel
A purely visual mix-up. viert ([fiːɐ̯t]) and viertel ([ˈfɪʁtl̩]) 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) - “viert” sits inside “viertel”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viert is recorded at frequency rank #25,821, classified as anum, pronounced [fiːɐ̯t]. viertel is at rank #2,864, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfɪʁtl̩].
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 28685, this pair ranks #1,780,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viert vs viertel
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "viert": -. Private to "viertel": l.
"viert" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "viertel" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "viert" and "viertel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viertel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viert" and "viertel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viert vs Viper". 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 #1,780,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.