verbuchtvsverseuchtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: verbucht is a verb, verseucht is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verbucht” is a verb and “verseucht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,335
“verbucht” frequency rank
#29,400
“verseucht” frequency rank
60735
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbucht verseucht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen schädliche Sachen enthaltend, mit etwas Schädlichem zugesetzt

Where the eye mixes verbucht and verseucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verbucht
9 ch
verseucht

Look-alike desk: verbucht vs verseucht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt] while verseucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbucht is recorded at frequency rank #31,335, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]. verseucht is at rank #29,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt].

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 60735, this pair ranks #775,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbucht vs verseucht

Shared letters: cehrtuv. Private to "verbucht": b. Private to "verseucht": s.

"verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "verseucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth
  • verseuchtevrseucht · veresucht · verrseucht · versecuht · verseuccht · verseuchht · verseuchtt · verseucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verbucht" and "verseucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbucht" is a verb and "verseucht" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbucht" or "verseucht"?
"verseucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,400 in our German list, against #31,335 for "verbucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verseucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #775,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbucht" and "verseucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht vs vermacht". 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 #775,921 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