Which to use
“vergleiche” and “verglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,871
- “vergleiche” frequency rank
- #4,747
- “verglichen” frequency rank
- 11618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergleiche | verglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergleichen | Partizip Perfekt Passiv des Verbs vergleichen |
Where the eye mixes vergleiche and verglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vergleiche (CVCCCVVCCV) and verglichen (CVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vergleiche and verglichen
A purely visual mix-up. vergleiche ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]) and verglichen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪçn̩]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11618, 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]. verglichen is at rank #4,747, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪçn̩].
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 11618, this pair ranks #1,968,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergleiche vs verglichen
Shared letters: ceghilrv. Private to "vergleiche": -. Private to "verglichen": n.
"vergleiche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV · "verglichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergleiche ← evrgleiche · vegrleiche · vergeliche · verggleiche · verglecihe · vergleicche · vergleiceh · vergleichhe
- verglichen ← evrglichen · vegrlichen · vergglichen · vergilchen · verglcihen · verglicchen · verglicehn · verglichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergleiche" and "verglichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vergleiche" vs "verglichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vergleiche" and "verglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergleiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergleiche" and "verglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeblichen vs verglichen". 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 #1,968,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.