Which to use
“verachten” and “verrichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,433
- “verachten” frequency rank
- #18,748
- “verrichten” frequency rank
- 38181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verachten | verrichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen | eine Aktivität oder Arbeit ausführen |
Where the eye mixes verachten and verrichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verachten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against verrichten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verachten and verrichten
A purely visual mix-up. verachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]) and verrichten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verachten is recorded at frequency rank #19,433, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]. verrichten is at rank #18,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩].
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 38181, this pair ranks #1,570,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verachten vs verrichten
Shared letters: cehnrtv. Private to "verachten": a. Private to "verrichten": i.
"verachten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "verrichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verachten ← evrachten · vearchten · veracchten · verachetn · verachhten · verachtenn · verachtne · verachtten
- verrichten ← evrrichten · verichten · verirchten · verrcihten · verricchten · verrichetn · verrichhten · verrichtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verachten" and "verrichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verachten" or "verrichten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verachten" and "verrichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vernichtend vs verrichten". 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 #1,570,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.