Which to use
“vergesse” is a verb and “vergessene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,960
- “vergesse” frequency rank
- #19,751
- “vergessene” frequency rank
- 30711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergesse | vergessene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergessen |
Where the eye mixes vergesse and vergessene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vergesse runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against vergessene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vergesse vs vergessene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vergesse is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsə] while vergessene is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vergesse” sits inside “vergessene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30711, 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]. vergessene is at rank #19,751, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə].
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 30711, this pair ranks #1,742,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergesse vs vergessene
Shared letters: egrsv. Private to "vergesse": -. Private to "vergessene": n.
"vergesse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "vergessene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergesse ← evrgesse · vegresse · veregsse · vergese · vergeses · vergeße · verggesse · vergsese
- vergessene ← evrgessene · vegressene · veregssene · vergesene · vergesesne · vergesseen · vergessenne · vergessnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergesse" and "vergessene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vergesse" or "vergessene" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "vergessene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergesse" and "vergessene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergessene vs vergossen". 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 #1,742,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.