verfluchtvsverseuchtTell them apart

Which to use

“verflucht” and “verseucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,435
“verflucht” frequency rank
#29,400
“verseucht” frequency rank
48835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verflucht verseucht
Definition mit einem Fluch belegt schädliche Sachen enthaltend, mit etwas Schädlichem zugesetzt

Where the eye mixes verflucht and verseucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verflucht (CVCCCVCCC) and verseucht (CVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
verflucht
9 ch
verseucht

Why the eye confuses verflucht with verseucht

A purely visual mix-up. verflucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]) and verseucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt]) 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 48835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verflucht is recorded at frequency rank #19,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]. verseucht is at rank #29,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt].

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 48835, this pair ranks #1,233,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verflucht vs verseucht

Shared letters: cehrtuv. Private to "verflucht": fl. Private to "verseucht": s.

"verflucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "verseucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verflucht ← evrflucht · vefrlucht · verfflucht · verflcuht · verfllucht · verfluccht · verfluchht · verfluchtt
  • verseucht ← evrseucht · veresucht · verrseucht · versecuht · verseuccht · verseuchht · verseuchtt · verseucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verflucht" and "verseucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verflucht" or "verseucht"?
"verflucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,435 in our German list, against #29,400 for "verseucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verflucht" and "verseucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verflucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verseucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,233,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verflucht" and "verseucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verflucht vs verfrüht". 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 #1,233,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list