Which to use
“verkaufe” is a verb and “verkauft” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,481
- “verkaufe” frequency rank
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- 7624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufe | verkauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkaufen | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben |
Where the eye mixes verkaufe and verkauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkaufe (CVCCVVCV) and verkauft (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verkaufe vs verkauft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkaufe is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fə] while verkauft is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verkaufe” becomes t in “verkauft”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkaufe is recorded at frequency rank #6,481, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fə]. verkauft is at rank #1,143, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft].
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 7624, this pair ranks #1,987,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufe vs verkauft
Shared letters: aefkruv. Private to "verkaufe": -. Private to "verkauft": t.
"verkaufe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkaufe" and "verkauft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verkaufe" vs "verkauft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkaufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufe" and "verkauft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkaufe vs Verkäufern". 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 #1,987,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.