Which to use
“verdanke” and “verdanken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,996
- “verdanke” frequency rank
- #6,117
- “verdanken” frequency rank
- 34113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdanke | verdanken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken | jemandem wegen etwas zu Dank verpflichtet sein |
Where the eye mixes verdanke and verdanken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdanke runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verdanken's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdanke vs verdanken
A purely visual mix-up. verdanke ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkə]) and verdanken ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verdanke” sits inside “verdanken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdanke is recorded at frequency rank #27,996, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkə]. verdanken is at rank #6,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩].
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 34113, this pair ranks #1,670,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdanke vs verdanken
Shared letters: adeknrv. Private to "verdanke": -. Private to "verdanken": -.
"verdanke" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verdanken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdanke" and "verdanken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verdanke" or "verdanken"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdanken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdanke" and "verdanken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdanke vs verdankte". 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 #1,670,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.