Which to use
“verkauft” and “verkauften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- #11,347
- “verkauften” frequency rank
- 12490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkauft | verkauften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft |
Where the eye mixes verkauft and verkauften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkauft runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verkauften's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verkauft with verkauften
A purely visual mix-up. verkauft ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]) and verkauften ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verkauft” sits inside “verkauften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkauft is recorded at frequency rank #1,143, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]. verkauften is at rank #11,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩].
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 12490, this pair ranks #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkauft vs verkauften
Shared letters: aefkrtuv. Private to "verkauft": -. Private to "verkauften": n.
"verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verkauften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkauft ← evrkauft · vekrauft · verakuft · verkafut · verkaufft · verkauftt · verkautf · verkkauft
- verkauften ← evrkauften · vekrauften · verakuften · verkafuten · verkaufetn · verkaufften · verkauftenn · verkauftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkauft" for "verkauften" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verkauft" or "verkauften"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verkauft" and "verkauften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkauft" and "verkauften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkäufern vs verkauften". 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 #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.