Which to use
“verdächtigen” is a verb and “Verdächtiger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,123
- “verdächtigen” frequency rank
- #20,768
- “Verdächtiger” frequency rank
- 27891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdächtigen | Verdächtiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Verdacht gegen jemanden haben, aussprechen | Person, die verdächtigt wird, etwas getan zu haben, wobei man noch nicht weiß, ob die Person das tatsächlich getan hat |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verdächtigen and Verdächtiger apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdächtigen is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡn̩] while Verdächtiger is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verdächtigen” becomes r in “Verdächtiger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdächtigen is recorded at frequency rank #7,123, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡn̩]. Verdächtiger is at rank #20,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡɐ].
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 27891, this pair ranks #1,794,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdächtigen vs Verdächtiger
Shared letters: cdeghirtvä. Private to "verdächtigen": n. Private to "Verdächtiger": -.
"verdächtigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC · "Verdächtiger" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering verdächtigen vs Verdächtiger
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