Which to use
“verkaufst” and “verläuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,395
- “verkaufst” frequency rank
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- 35058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufst | verläuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkaufen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the eye mixes verkaufst and verläuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verkaufst runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against verläuft's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkaufst vs verläuft
A purely visual mix-up. verkaufst ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fst]) and verläuft ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35058, 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]. verläuft is at rank #5,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft].
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 35058, this pair ranks #1,649,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufst vs verläuft
Shared letters: efrtuv. Private to "verkaufst": aks. Private to "verläuft": lä.
"verkaufst" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkaufst ← evrkaufst · vekraufst · verakufst · verkafust · verkauffst · verkaufsst · verkaufstt · verkaufts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkaufst" and "verläuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verkaufst" or "verläuft" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "verläuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,649,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufst" and "verläuft" 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 #1,649,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.