Which to use
“Verkäufern” is a noun and “verkauften” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,819
- “Verkäufern” frequency rank
- #11,347
- “verkauften” frequency rank
- 59166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verkäufern | verkauften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verkäufer | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft |
Where the eye mixes Verkäufern and verkauften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verkäufern (CVCCVVCVCC) and verkauften (CVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Verkäufern with verkauften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verkäufern is [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔɪ̯fɐn] while verkauften is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59166, 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]. verkauften is at rank #11,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩].
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 59166, this pair ranks #834,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verkäufern vs verkauften
Shared letters: efknruv. Private to "Verkäufern": ä. Private to "verkauften": at.
"Verkäufern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "verkauften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkauften ← evrkauften · vekrauften · verakuften · verkafuten · verkaufetn · verkaufften · verkauftenn · verkauftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verkäufern" for "verkauften" ever safe?
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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 "Verkäufern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #834,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verkäufern" and "verkauften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkäufern vs Verkäufers". 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 #834,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.