Which to use
“verdankt” and “verlinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,030
- “verdankt” frequency rank
- #16,868
- “verlinkt” frequency rank
- 32898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdankt | verlinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlinken |
Where the eye mixes verdankt and verlinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdankt and verlinkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verdankt and verlinkt
A purely visual mix-up. verdankt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt]) and verlinkt ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32898, 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]. verlinkt is at rank #16,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkt].
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 32898, this pair ranks #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdankt vs verlinkt
Shared letters: eknrtv. Private to "verdankt": ad. Private to "verlinkt": il.
"verdankt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verlinkt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdankt" and "verlinkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verdankt" vs "verlinkt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdankt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdankt" and "verlinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankt 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 #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.