Which to use
“vergehen” and “versehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,606
- “vergehen” frequency rank
- #2,566
- “versehen” frequency rank
- 9172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergehen | versehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (rasch) zu Ende kommen | jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten |
Where the eye mixes vergehen and versehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vergehen and versehen
A purely visual mix-up. vergehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]) and versehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]) 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 a single letter - g in “vergehen” becomes s in “versehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,606, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]. versehen is at rank #2,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən].
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 9172, this pair ranks #1,981,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergehen vs versehen
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "vergehen": g. Private to "versehen": s.
"vergehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergehen" and "versehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vergehen" vs "versehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vergehen" and "versehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergehen" and "versehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs vergehen". 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 #1,981,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.