VerkäufernvsVerkäufersConfusable pair

Which to use

“Verkäufern” and “Verkäufers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,819
“Verkäufern” frequency rank
#43,588
“Verkäufers” frequency rank
91407
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verkäufern Verkäufers
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verkäufer Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verkäufer

Where the eye mixes Verkäufern and Verkäufers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verkäufern and Verkäufers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
Verkäufern
10 ch
Verkäufers

Visual trap between Verkäufern and Verkäufers

A purely visual mix-up. Verkäufern ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐn]) and Verkäufers ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐs]) 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 - n in “Verkäufern” becomes s in “Verkäufers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Verkäufern is recorded at frequency rank #47,819, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐn]. Verkäufers is at rank #43,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐs].

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 91407, this pair ranks #38,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Verkäufern vs Verkäufers

Shared letters: efkruvä. Private to "Verkäufern": n. Private to "Verkäufers": s.

"Verkäufern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC  ·  "Verkäufers" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Verkäufern" and "Verkäufers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐn] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Verkäufern" or "Verkäufers"?
"Verkäufers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,588 in our German list, against #47,819 for "Verkäufern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Verkäufern" and "Verkäufers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verkäufern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verkäufers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verkäufern" and "Verkäufers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkäufern vs verzaubern". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #38,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list