Which to use
“verkehrte” is an adjective and “verzehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,765
- “verkehrte” frequency rank
- #21,833
- “verzehrt” frequency rank
- 45598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrte | verzehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzehren |
Where the eye mixes verkehrte and verzehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkehrte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verzehrt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkehrte vs verzehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkehrte is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə] while verzehrt is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkehrte is recorded at frequency rank #23,765, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə]. verzehrt is at rank #21,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t].
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 45598, this pair ranks #1,347,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrte vs verzehrt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verkehrte": k. Private to "verzehrt": z.
"verkehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verzehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkehrte" for "verzehrt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verkehrte" vs "verzehrt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,347,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrte" and "verzehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrte". 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 #1,347,610 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.