Which to use
“verkaufst” is a verb and “verkauft” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,395
- “verkaufst” frequency rank
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- 30538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufst | verkauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkaufen | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben |
Where the eye mixes verkaufst and verkauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkaufst runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against verkauft's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verkaufst with verkauft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkaufst is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fst] while verkauft is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkaufst is recorded at frequency rank #29,395, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fst]. 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 30538, this pair ranks #1,745,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufst vs verkauft
Shared letters: aefkrtuv. Private to "verkaufst": s. Private to "verkauft": -.
"verkaufst" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkaufst" and "verkauft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verkaufst" or "verkauft"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verkaufst" and "verkauft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkaufst" 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 #1,745,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufst" and "verkauft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkaufs vs verkaufst". 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 #1,745,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.