Which to use
“verdirbt” and “verwirkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,336
- “verdirbt” frequency rank
- #38,501
- “verwirkt” frequency rank
- 69837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdirbt | verwirkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verderben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwirken |
Where the eye mixes verdirbt and verwirkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdirbt and verwirkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verdirbt and verwirkt
A purely visual mix-up. verdirbt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt]) and verwirkt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkt]) 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 69837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdirbt is recorded at frequency rank #31,336, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt]. verwirkt is at rank #38,501, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkt].
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 69837, this pair ranks #464,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verdirbt vs verwirkt
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verdirbt": bd. Private to "verwirkt": kw.
"verdirbt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwirkt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdirbt" for "verwirkt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verdirbt" vs "verwirkt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdirbt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwirkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #464,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdirbt" and "verwirkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwarnt vs verwirkt". 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 #464,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.