Which to use
“viert” is a num and “vierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,821
- “viert” frequency rank
- #2,865
- “vierten” frequency rank
- 28686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viert | vierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit mit einer Gruppe aus vier Individuen etwas machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte |
Where the eye mixes viert and vierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viert runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against vierten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between viert and vierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viert is [fiːɐ̯t] while vierten is [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “viert” sits inside “vierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28686, 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]. vierten is at rank #2,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 28686, this pair ranks #1,780,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viert vs vierten
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "viert": -. Private to "vierten": n.
"viert" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "viert" and "vierten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "viert" or "vierten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "viert" and "vierten" 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 "vierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viert" and "vierten" 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 #1,780,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.