Which to use
“pervers” and “perversen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,093
- “pervers” frequency rank
- #30,234
- “perversen” frequency rank
- 47327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pervers | perversen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (oft in sexuellem Zusammenhang) entartet, verkehrt, nicht den (moralischen) Konventionen entsprechend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pervers |
Where the eye mixes pervers and perversen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pervers with perversen
A purely visual mix-up. pervers ([pɛʁˈvɛʁs]) and perversen ([pɛʁˈvɛʁzn̩]) 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) - “pervers” sits inside “perversen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pervers is recorded at frequency rank #17,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈvɛʁs]. perversen is at rank #30,234, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈvɛʁzn̩].
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 47327, this pair ranks #1,288,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pervers vs perversen
Shared letters: eprsv. Private to "pervers": -. Private to "perversen": n.
"pervers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perversen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pervers" and "perversen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pervers" or "perversen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pervers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perversen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,288,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pervers" and "perversen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perversen vs Perversion". 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 #1,288,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.