Which to use
“verachte” and “verpachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,697
- “verachte” frequency rank
- #39,106
- “verpachtet” frequency rank
- 75803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verachte | verpachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verachten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpachten |
Where the eye mixes verachte and verpachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verachte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against verpachtet's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verachte vs verpachtet
A purely visual mix-up. verachte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə]) and verpachtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈpaxtət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75803, 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]. verpachtet is at rank #39,106, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpaxtət].
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 75803, this pair ranks #299,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verachte vs verpachtet
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verachte": -. Private to "verpachtet": p.
"verachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verpachtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verachte ← evrachte · vearchte · veracchte · verachet · verachhte · veracthe · verahcte · vercahte
- verpachtet ← evrpachtet · veprachtet · verapchtet · verpacchtet · verpachett · verpachhtet · verpachtett · verpachtte
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "verachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verachte" and "verpachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrachtet vs verpachtet". 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 #299,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.