Which to use
“Verkaufs” is a noun and “verkauft” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,378
- “Verkaufs” frequency rank
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- 26521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verkaufs | verkauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verkauf | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben |
Where the eye mixes Verkaufs and verkauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verkaufs and verkauft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verkaufs with verkauft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verkaufs is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fs] while verkauft is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Verkaufs” becomes t in “verkauft”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verkaufs is recorded at frequency rank #25,378, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fs]. 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 26521, this pair ranks #1,816,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verkaufs vs verkauft
Shared letters: aefkruv. Private to "Verkaufs": s. Private to "verkauft": t.
"Verkaufs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verkaufs" and "verkauft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Verkaufs" vs "verkauft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verkaufs" 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 #1,816,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verkaufs" and "verkauft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkäufers vs Verkaufs". 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 #1,816,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.