Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkommen" and "verkommt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verkommen" vs "verkommt" - which ranks higher?
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.