Which to use
“vierten” is an adjective and “viertes” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,865
- “vierten” frequency rank
- #21,836
- “viertes” frequency rank
- 24701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierten | viertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte | unbestimmte neutrale Deklination von vierte |
Where the eye mixes vierten and viertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vierten and viertes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vierten vs viertes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vierten is [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩] while viertes is [ˈfiːɐ̯təs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “vierten” becomes s in “viertes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vierten is recorded at frequency rank #2,865, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]. viertes is at rank #21,836, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯təs].
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 24701, this pair ranks #1,843,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vierten vs viertes
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "vierten": n. Private to "viertes": s.
"vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "viertes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vierten" for "viertes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vierten" or "viertes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vierten" and "viertes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Viertels vs viertes". 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 #1,843,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.