Which to use
“verkauften” and “verknüpften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,347
- “verkauften” frequency rank
- #45,658
- “verknüpften” frequency rank
- 57005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkauften | verknüpften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verknüpft |
Where the eye mixes verkauften and verknüpften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkauften runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against verknüpften's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkauften vs verknüpften
A purely visual mix-up. verkauften ([fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]) and verknüpften ([fɛɐ̯ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]) 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 57005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkauften is recorded at frequency rank #11,347, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]. verknüpften is at rank #45,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈknʏp͡ftn̩].
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 57005, this pair ranks #918,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkauften vs verknüpften
Shared letters: efknrtv. Private to "verkauften": au. Private to "verknüpften": pü.
"verkauften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verknüpften" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkauften ← evrkauften · vekrauften · verakuften · verkafuten · verkaufetn · verkaufften · verkauftenn · verkauftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkauften" for "verknüpften" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verkauften" and "verknüpften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verknüpften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkauften" and "verknüpften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verknüpfen vs verknüpften". 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 #918,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.