verbuchenvsversucheWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“verbuchen” and “versuche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,421
“verbuchen” frequency rank
#1,144
“versuche” frequency rank
19565
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbuchen versuche
Definition in die Geschäftunterlagen eintragen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versuchen

Where the eye mixes verbuchen and versuche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbuchen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against versuche's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verbuchen
8 ch
versuche

Visual trap between verbuchen and versuche

A purely visual mix-up. verbuchen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩]) and versuche ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə]) 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 19565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbuchen is recorded at frequency rank #18,421, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩]. versuche is at rank #1,144, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə].

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 19565, this pair ranks #1,907,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbuchen vs versuche

Shared letters: cehruv. Private to "verbuchen": bn. Private to "versuche": s.

"verbuchen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "versuche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbuchen ← evrbuchen · vebruchen · verbbuchen · verbcuhen · verbucchen · verbucehn · verbuchenn · verbuchhen
  • versuche ← evrsuche · verrsuche · verscuhe · verssuche · versucche · versuceh · versuchhe · versuhce

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbuchen" and "versuche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verbuchen" or "versuche" show up more?
"versuche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,144 in our German list, against #18,421 for "verbuchen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbuchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versuche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,907,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbuchen" and "versuche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrochen vs verbuchen". 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 #1,907,015 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