Which to use
“verkaufte” and “versaute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,648
- “verkaufte” frequency rank
- #24,977
- “versaute” frequency rank
- 33625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkaufte | versaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versaut |
Where the eye mixes verkaufte and versaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkaufte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against versaute's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkaufte vs versaute
A purely visual mix-up. verkaufte ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]) and versaute ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə]) 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 33625, 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]. versaute is at rank #24,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə].
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 33625, this pair ranks #1,681,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkaufte vs versaute
Shared letters: aertuv. Private to "verkaufte": fk. Private to "versaute": s.
"verkaufte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "versaute" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkaufte" for "versaute" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verkaufte" or "versaute"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verkaufte" and "versaute" 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 "versaute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkaufte" and "versaute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versaute 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 #1,681,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.