Which to use
“vergleiche” and “vergleichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,871
- “vergleiche” frequency rank
- #3,002
- “vergleichen” frequency rank
- 9873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergleiche | vergleichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergleichen | zwei oder mehrere Dinge auf Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede prüfen |
Where the eye mixes vergleiche and vergleichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vergleiche runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCCV) against vergleichen's 11 (CVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vergleiche with vergleichen
A purely visual mix-up. vergleiche ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]) and vergleichen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “vergleiche” sits inside “vergleichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergleiche is recorded at frequency rank #6,871, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]. vergleichen is at rank #3,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩].
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 9873, this pair ranks #1,977,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergleiche vs vergleichen
Shared letters: ceghilrv. Private to "vergleiche": -. Private to "vergleichen": n.
"vergleiche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV · "vergleichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergleiche ← evrgleiche · vegrleiche · vergeliche · verggleiche · verglecihe · vergleicche · vergleiceh · vergleichhe
- vergleichen ← evrgleichen · vegrleichen · vergelichen · verggleichen · verglecihen · vergleicchen · vergleicehn · vergleichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergleiche" and "vergleichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vergleiche" vs "vergleichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergleiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergleichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergleiche" and "vergleichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergleiche vs Vergleichs". 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 #1,977,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.