Which to use
“vergesse” is a verb and “vergessen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,960
- “vergesse” frequency rank
- #625
- “vergessen” frequency rank
- 11585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergesse | vergessen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen | in Moment/bestimmter Situation nicht daran gedacht, nicht daran erinnert |
Where the eye mixes vergesse and vergessen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vergesse runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against vergessen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vergesse and vergessen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vergesse is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsə] while vergessen is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vergesse” sits inside “vergessen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergesse is recorded at frequency rank #10,960, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsə]. vergessen is at rank #625, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩].
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 11585, this pair ranks #1,969,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergesse vs vergessen
Shared letters: egrsv. Private to "vergesse": -. Private to "vergessen": n.
"vergesse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "vergessen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergesse" and "vergessen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vergesse" or "vergessen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergessen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergesse" and "vergessen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergebe vs vergesse". 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 #1,969,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.