verbuchtvsversuchteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#31,335
“verbucht” frequency rank
#2,224
“versuchte” frequency rank
33559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbucht versuchte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verbucht and versuchte apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
verbucht
9 ch
versuchte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt] while versuchte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]. 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 33559, 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]. versuchte is at rank #2,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə].

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 33559, this pair ranks #1,683,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbucht vs versuchte

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

"verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "versuchte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth
  • versuchteevrsuchte · verrsuchte · verscuhte · verssuchte · versucchte · versuchet · versuchhte · versuchtte

Frequency comparison

verbucht#31,335
versuchte#2,224

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbucht" and "versuchte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbucht" is a verb and "versuchte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbucht" or "versuchte"?
"versuchte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,224 in our German list, against #31,335 for "verbucht". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering verbucht vs versuchte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verbucht”; for an adjective, it's “versuchte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verbucht” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list