Which to use
“verflucht” is an adjective and “versucht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,435
- “verflucht” frequency rank
- #694
- “versucht” frequency rank
- 20129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verflucht | versucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Fluch belegt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versuchen |
Where the eye mixes verflucht and versucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verflucht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against versucht's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verflucht and versucht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verflucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt] while versucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20129, 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]. versucht is at rank #694, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt].
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 20129, this pair ranks #1,900,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verflucht vs versucht
Shared letters: cehrtuv. Private to "verflucht": fl. Private to "versucht": s.
"verflucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "versucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verflucht" for "versucht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verflucht" or "versucht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verflucht" and "versucht" 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 "versucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verflucht" and "versucht" 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 #1,900,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.