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“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.

8 ch
verachte
10 ch
verpachtet

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

  • verachteevrachte · vearchte · veracchte · verachet · verachhte · veracthe · verahcte · vercahte
  • verpachtetevrpachtet · veprachtet · verapchtet · verpacchtet · verpachett · verpachhtet · verpachtett · verpachtte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verachte" and "verpachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈpaxtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verachte" or "verpachtet" show up more?
"verachte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,697 in our German list, against #39,106 for "verpachtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list