Which to use
“verkauften” is an adjective and “verkraften” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,347
- “verkauften” frequency rank
- #16,582
- “verkraften” frequency rank
- 27929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkauften | verkraften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft | imstande sein, mit etwas fertig zu werden, etwas zu schaffen |
Where the eye mixes verkauften and verkraften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verkauften (CVCCVVCCVC) and verkraften (CVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verkauften and verkraften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkauften is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩] while verkraften is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 27929, 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]. verkraften is at rank #16,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftn̩].
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 27929, this pair ranks #1,793,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkauften vs verkraften
Shared letters: aefknrtv. Private to "verkauften": u. Private to "verkraften": -.
"verkauften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verkraften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkauften ← evrkauften · vekrauften · verakuften · verkafuten · verkaufetn · verkaufften · verkauftenn · verkauftne
- verkraften ← evrkraften · vekrraften · verkarften · verkkraften · verkrafetn · verkrafften · verkraftenn · verkraftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkauften" and "verkraften" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verkauften" or "verkraften"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verkauften" and "verkraften" 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 "verkraften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkauften" and "verkraften" 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 #1,793,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.