Which to use
“verfluchte” and “versuchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,338
- “verfluchte” frequency rank
- #2,224
- “versuchte” frequency rank
- 34562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfluchte | versuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflucht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes verfluchte and versuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfluchte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against versuchte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verfluchte and versuchte
A purely visual mix-up. verfluchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]) and versuchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfluchte is recorded at frequency rank #32,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]. versuchte is at rank #2,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə].
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 34562, this pair ranks #1,660,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfluchte vs versuchte
Shared letters: cehrtuv. Private to "verfluchte": fl. Private to "versuchte": s.
"verfluchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "versuchte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfluchte ← evrfluchte · vefrluchte · verffluchte · verflcuhte · verflluchte · verflucchte · verfluchet · verfluchhte
- versuchte ← evrsuchte · verrsuchte · verscuhte · verssuchte · versucchte · versuchet · versuchhte · versuchtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfluchte" for "versuchte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verfluchte" or "versuchte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfluchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfluchte" and "versuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfluchte vs verfluchten". 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 #1,660,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.