Which to use
“vergehen” is a verb and “versehene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,606
- “vergehen” frequency rank
- #30,846
- “versehene” frequency rank
- 37452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergehen | versehene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (rasch) zu Ende kommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versehen |
Where the eye mixes vergehen and versehene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vergehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against versehene's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vergehen vs versehene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vergehen is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən] while versehene is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37452, 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]. versehene is at rank #30,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənə].
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 37452, this pair ranks #1,589,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergehen vs versehene
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "vergehen": g. Private to "versehene": s.
"vergehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versehene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergehen" and "versehene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vergehen" vs "versehene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergehen" and "versehene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergebene vs versehene". 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 #1,589,871 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.