Which to use
“verglich” and “verglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,352
- “verglich” frequency rank
- #4,747
- “verglichen” frequency rank
- 28099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verglich | verglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vergleichen | Partizip Perfekt Passiv des Verbs vergleichen |
Where the eye mixes verglich and verglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verglich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against verglichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verglich and verglichen
A purely visual mix-up. verglich ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪç]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verglich” sits inside “verglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verglich is recorded at frequency rank #23,352, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪç]. 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 28099, this pair ranks #1,790,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verglich vs verglichen
Shared letters: ceghilrv. Private to "verglich": -. Private to "verglichen": n.
"verglich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "verglichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verglich ← evrglich · vegrlich · vergglich · vergilch · verglcih · verglicch · verglichh · verglihc
- verglichen ← evrglichen · vegrlichen · vergglichen · vergilchen · verglcihen · verglicchen · verglicehn · verglichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verglich" and "verglichen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verglich" or "verglichen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verglich" and "verglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verglich" 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 #1,790,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verglich" and "verglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergleichs vs verglich". 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 #1,790,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.