Which to use
“verkauft” is an adjective and “versäumt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- #15,249
- “versäumt” frequency rank
- 16392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkauft | versäumt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versäumen |
Where the eye mixes verkauft and versäumt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verkauft and versäumt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verkauft with versäumt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkauft is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft] while versäumt is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16392, 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]. versäumt is at rank #15,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mt].
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 16392, this pair ranks #1,936,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkauft vs versäumt
Shared letters: ertuv. Private to "verkauft": afk. Private to "versäumt": msä.
"verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "versäumt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkauft ← evrkauft · vekrauft · verakuft · verkafut · verkaufft · verkauftt · verkautf · verkkauft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkauft" and "versäumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verkauft" or "versäumt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versäumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkauft" and "versäumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versäumt vs versäumte". 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 #1,936,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.