Which to use
“verkaufte” and “versäumte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,648
- “verkaufte” frequency rank
- #44,336
- “versäumte” frequency rank
- 52984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufte | versäumte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versäumt |
Where the eye mixes verkaufte and versäumte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verkaufte and versäumte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkaufte vs versäumte
A purely visual mix-up. verkaufte ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]) and versäumte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkaufte is recorded at frequency rank #8,648, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]. versäumte is at rank #44,336, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mtə].
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 52984, this pair ranks #1,075,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufte vs versäumte
Shared letters: ertuv. Private to "verkaufte": afk. Private to "versäumte": msä.
"verkaufte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "versäumte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkaufte ← evrkaufte · vekraufte · verakufte · verkafute · verkaufet · verkauffte · verkauftte · verkautfe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkaufte" and "versäumte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verkaufte" or "versäumte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verkaufte" and "versäumte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkaufte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versäumte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,075,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufte" and "versäumte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versäumte vs verspürte". 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 #1,075,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.