verachte vs verachten, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“verachte” and “verachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,697
“verachte” frequency rank: #19,433
“verachten” frequency rank: 56130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	verachte	verachten
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verachten	etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verachte and verachten apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

verachte

9 ch

verachten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. verachte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə]) and verachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]) 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) - “verachte” sits inside “verachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verachte is recorded at frequency rank #36,697, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə]. verachten is at rank #19,433, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩].

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 56130, this pair ranks #952,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verachte vs verachten

Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verachte": -. Private to "verachten": n.

"verachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verachten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

verachte ← evrachte · vearchte · veracchte · verachet · verachhte · veracthe · verahcte · vercahte
verachten ← evrachten · vearchten · veracchten · verachetn · verachhten · verachtenn · verachtne · verachtten

Frequency comparison

verachte#36,697

verachten#19,433

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verachte" and "verachten" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "verachte" or "verachten"?

"verachten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,433 in our German list, against #36,697 for "verachte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verachte vs verachten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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