Which to use
“vergeigt” and “verzeiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,654
- “vergeigt” frequency rank
- #26,676
- “verzeiht” frequency rank
- 72330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergeigt | verzeiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeigen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes vergeigt and verzeiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergeigt and verzeiht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vergeigt vs verzeiht
A purely visual mix-up. vergeigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt]) and verzeiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯t]) 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 72330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergeigt is recorded at frequency rank #45,654, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt]. verzeiht is at rank #26,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯t].
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 72330, this pair ranks #391,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vergeigt vs verzeiht
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "vergeigt": g. Private to "verzeiht": hz.
"vergeigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzeiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergeigt" and "verzeiht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vergeigt" or "verzeiht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vergeigt" and "verzeiht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergeigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergeigt" and "verzeiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #391,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.