Which to use
“verkörpern” and “verkörpert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,811
- “verkörpern” frequency rank
- #12,194
- “verkörpert” frequency rank
- 38005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkörpern | verkörpert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Rolle in einem Werk der darstellenden Kunst spielen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkörpern |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verkörpern and verkörpert apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verkörpern ([fɛɐ̯ˈkœʁpɐn]) and verkörpert ([fɛɐ̯ˈkœʁpɐt]) 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 - n in “verkörpern” becomes t in “verkörpert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkörpern is recorded at frequency rank #25,811, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkœʁpɐn]. verkörpert is at rank #12,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkœʁpɐt].
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 38005, this pair ranks #1,575,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkörpern vs verkörpert
Shared letters: ekprvö. Private to "verkörpern": n. Private to "verkörpert": t.
"verkörpern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verkörpert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC