Which to use
“vergleiche” and “vergleicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,871
- “vergleiche” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “vergleicht” frequency rank
- 14554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergleiche | vergleicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergleichen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergleichen |
Where the eye mixes vergleiche and vergleicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vergleiche (CVCCCVVCCV) and vergleicht (CVCCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vergleiche vs vergleicht
A purely visual mix-up. vergleiche ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]) and vergleicht ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çt]) 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 a single letter - e in “vergleiche” becomes t in “vergleicht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14554, 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]. vergleicht is at rank #7,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çt].
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 14554, this pair ranks #1,950,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergleiche vs vergleicht
Shared letters: ceghilrv. Private to "vergleiche": -. Private to "vergleicht": t.
"vergleiche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV · "vergleicht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergleiche ← evrgleiche · vegrleiche · vergeliche · verggleiche · verglecihe · vergleicche · vergleiceh · vergleichhe
- vergleicht ← evrgleicht · vegrleicht · vergelicht · verggleicht · vergleciht · vergleiccht · vergleichht · vergleichtt
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "vergleicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergleiche" and "vergleicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergleichs vs vergleicht". 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 #1,950,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.