Which to use
“verdankt” and “verpackt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,030
- “verdankt” frequency rank
- #11,560
- “verpackt” frequency rank
- 27590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdankt | verpackt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdanken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpacken |
Where the eye mixes verdankt and verpackt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdankt and verpackt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verdankt with verpackt
A purely visual mix-up. verdankt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkt]) and verpackt ([fɛɐ̯ˈpakt]) 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 27590, 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]. verpackt is at rank #11,560, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpakt].
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 27590, this pair ranks #1,799,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdankt vs verpackt
Shared letters: aekrtv. Private to "verdankt": dn. Private to "verpackt": cp.
"verdankt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verpackt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdankt" for "verpackt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verdankt" vs "verpackt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "verpackt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdankt" and "verpackt" 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 #1,799,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.