Which to use
“verborgen” and “versorgten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,345
- “verborgen” frequency rank
- #39,698
- “versorgten” frequency rank
- 51043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verborgen | versorgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufgrund der versteckten, abgelegenen Lage schwer zu erreichen oder zu finden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versorgt |
Where the eye mixes verborgen and versorgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verborgen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against versorgten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verborgen with versorgten
A purely visual mix-up. verborgen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡn̩]) and versorgten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktn̩]) 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 51043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verborgen is recorded at frequency rank #11,345, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. versorgten is at rank #39,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktn̩].
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 51043, this pair ranks #1,150,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verborgen vs versorgten
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "verborgen": b. Private to "versorgten": st.
"verborgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "versorgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verborgen ← evrborgen · vebrorgen · verbborgen · verbogren · verboregn · verborgenn · verborggen · verborgne
- versorgten ← evrsorgten · verosrgten · verrsorgten · versogrten · versorgetn · versorggten · versorgtenn · versorgtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verborgen" for "versorgten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verborgen" or "versorgten"?
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 "verborgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,150,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verborgen" and "versorgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verorten vs versorgten". 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 #1,150,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.