Which to use
“verachte” is a verb and “verachtet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,697
- “verachte” frequency rank
- #22,549
- “verachtet” frequency rank
- 59246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verachte | verachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verachten | jemandem gegenüber mit Geringschätzung auftretend, jemanden mit Abscheu ansehend |
Where the eye mixes verachte and verachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verachte vs verachtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verachte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə] while verachtet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verachte” sits inside “verachtet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59246, 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]. verachtet is at rank #22,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət].
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 59246, this pair ranks #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verachte vs verachtet
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verachte": -. Private to "verachtet": -.
"verachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verachtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verachte" and "verachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verachte" or "verachtet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verachte" and "verachtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verachte" and "verachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verachte vs vermacht". 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 #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.