Which to use
“verdankt” and “verdaut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,030
- “verdankt” frequency rank
- #34,965
- “verdaut” frequency rank
- 50995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdankt | verdaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdauen |
Where the eye mixes verdankt and verdaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdankt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verdaut's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdankt vs verdaut
A purely visual mix-up. verdankt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt]) and verdaut ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdankt is recorded at frequency rank #16,030, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt]. verdaut is at rank #34,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t].
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 50995, this pair ranks #1,152,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdankt vs verdaut
Shared letters: adertv. Private to "verdankt": kn. Private to "verdaut": u.
"verdankt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdankt" and "verdaut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verdankt" vs "verdaut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verdankt" and "verdaut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdankt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdankt" and "verdaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdaut vs Verdun". 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 #1,152,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.