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“verkommen” and “verkommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,766
“verkommen” frequency rank
#39,101
“verkommt” frequency rank
62867
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verkommen verkommt
Definition schlecht werden 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkommen

Where the eye mixes verkommen and verkommt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkommen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verkommt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verkommen
8 ch
verkommt

Visual trap between verkommen and verkommt

A purely visual mix-up. verkommen ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmən]) and verkommt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmt]) 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 62867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verkommen is recorded at frequency rank #23,766, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmən]. verkommt is at rank #39,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmt].

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 62867, this pair ranks #697,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verkommen vs verkommt

Shared letters: ekmorv. Private to "verkommen": n. Private to "verkommt": t.

"verkommen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verkommt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verkommen ← evrkommen · vekrommen · verkkommen · verkmomen · verkomemn · verkomen · verkommenn · verkommne
  • verkommt ← evrkommt · vekrommt · verkkommt · verkmomt · verkommtt · verkomt · verkomtm · verokmmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verkommen" and "verkommt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmən] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verkommen" vs "verkommt" - which ranks higher?
"verkommen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,766 in our German list, against #39,101 for "verkommt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verkommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #697,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verkommen" and "verkommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verklemmt vs verkommt". 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 #697,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list