Which to use
“Verkaufs” is a noun and “verkaufte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,378
- “Verkaufs” frequency rank
- #8,648
- “verkaufte” frequency rank
- 34026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verkaufs | verkaufte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verkauf | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft |
Where the eye mixes Verkaufs and verkaufte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verkaufs vs verkaufte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verkaufs is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fs] while verkaufte is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34026, 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]. verkaufte is at rank #8,648, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə].
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 34026, this pair ranks #1,672,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verkaufs vs verkaufte
Shared letters: aefkruv. Private to "Verkaufs": s. Private to "verkaufte": t.
"Verkaufs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verkaufte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verkaufs" and "verkaufte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Verkaufs" or "verkaufte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verkaufs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkaufte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,672,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verkaufs" and "verkaufte" 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 #1,672,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.