Which to use
“verkaufst” is a verb and “verkaufte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,395
- “verkaufst” frequency rank
- #8,648
- “verkaufte” frequency rank
- 38043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufst | verkaufte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkaufen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft |
Where the eye mixes verkaufst and verkaufte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkaufst (CVCCVVCCC) and verkaufte (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verkaufst vs verkaufte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkaufst is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fst] while verkaufte is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38043, 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]. 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 38043, this pair ranks #1,574,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufst vs verkaufte
Shared letters: aefkrtuv. Private to "verkaufst": s. Private to "verkaufte": -.
"verkaufst" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "verkaufte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkaufst" and "verkaufte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verkaufst" or "verkaufte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkaufst" 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 #1,574,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufst" and "verkaufte" 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 #1,574,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.