Which to use
“verdanke” and “verdankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,996
- “verdanke” frequency rank
- #16,030
- “verdankt” frequency rank
- 44026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdanke | verdankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken |
Where the eye mixes verdanke and verdankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verdanke (CVCCVCCV) and verdankt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verdanke and verdankt
A purely visual mix-up. verdanke ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkə]) and verdankt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt]) 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 a single letter - e in “verdanke” becomes t in “verdankt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44026, 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]. verdankt is at rank #16,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt].
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 44026, this pair ranks #1,399,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdanke vs verdankt
Shared letters: adeknrv. Private to "verdanke": -. Private to "verdankt": t.
"verdanke" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verdankt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdanke" and "verdankt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verdanke" or "verdankt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verdanke" and "verdankt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdankt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,399,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdanke" and "verdankt" 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 #1,399,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.