Which to use
“verbirgt” and “versorgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,407
- “verbirgt” frequency rank
- #4,749
- “versorgt” frequency rank
- 17156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbirgt | versorgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbergen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versorgen |
Where the eye mixes verbirgt and versorgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbirgt and versorgt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbirgt and versorgt
A purely visual mix-up. verbirgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt]) and versorgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbirgt is recorded at frequency rank #12,407, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt]. versorgt is at rank #4,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁkt].
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 17156, this pair ranks #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbirgt vs versorgt
Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verbirgt": bi. Private to "versorgt": os.
"verbirgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "versorgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbirgt" and "versorgt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbirgt" or "versorgt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbirgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbirgt" and "versorgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbarg vs verbirgt". 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 #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.