Which to use
“verkommt” and “vorkommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,101
- “verkommt” frequency rank
- #6,877
- “vorkommt” frequency rank
- 45978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkommt | vorkommt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkommen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen |
Where the eye mixes verkommt and vorkommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkommt and vorkommt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verkommt with vorkommt
A purely visual mix-up. verkommt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmt]) and vorkommt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmt]) 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 a single letter - e in “verkommt” becomes o in “vorkommt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkommt is recorded at frequency rank #39,101, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔmt]. vorkommt is at rank #6,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmt].
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 45978, this pair ranks #1,334,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkommt vs vorkommt
Shared letters: kmortv. Private to "verkommt": e. Private to "vorkommt": -.
"verkommt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vorkommt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkommt" and "vorkommt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verkommt" vs "vorkommt" - 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 "verkommt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorkommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,334,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkommt" and "vorkommt" 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 #1,334,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.