Which to use
“Verdacht” is a noun and “verdreht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,494
- “Verdacht” frequency rank
- #16,578
- “verdreht” frequency rank
- 20072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verdacht | verdreht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annahme, Vermutung, dass ein bestimmter Sachverhalt vorliege, ohne dass man es genau weiß | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdrehen |
Where the eye mixes Verdacht and verdreht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Verdacht (CVCCVCCC) and verdreht (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Verdacht with verdreht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verdacht is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt] while verdreht is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verdacht is recorded at frequency rank #3,494, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt]. verdreht is at rank #16,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːt].
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 20072, this pair ranks #1,901,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verdacht vs verdreht
Shared letters: dehrtv. Private to "Verdacht": ac. Private to "verdreht": -.
"Verdacht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdreht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verdacht" and "verdreht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Verdacht" or "verdreht"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Verdacht" and "verdreht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verdacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdreht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,901,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verdacht" and "verdreht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdreht vs verfrüht". 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 #1,901,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.