Which to use
“verkraften” and “verkraftet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,582
- “verkraften” frequency rank
- #32,836
- “verkraftet” frequency rank
- 49418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkraften | verkraftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imstande sein, mit etwas fertig zu werden, etwas zu schaffen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkraften |
Where the eye mixes verkraften and verkraftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verkraften and verkraftet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkraften vs verkraftet
A purely visual mix-up. verkraften ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftn̩]) and verkraftet ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftət]) 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 “verkraften” becomes t in “verkraftet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkraften is recorded at frequency rank #16,582, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftn̩]. verkraftet is at rank #32,836, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftət].
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 49418, this pair ranks #1,212,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkraften vs verkraftet
Shared letters: aefkrtv. Private to "verkraften": n. Private to "verkraftet": -.
"verkraften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verkraftet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkraften ← evrkraften · vekrraften · verkarften · verkkraften · verkrafetn · verkrafften · verkraftenn · verkraftne
- verkraftet ← evrkraftet · vekrraftet · verkarftet · verkkraftet · verkrafett · verkrafftet · verkraftett · verkraftte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkraften" and "verkraftet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verkraften" vs "verkraftet" - 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 "verkraften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkraftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkraften" and "verkraftet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftet vs verkraftet". 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 #1,212,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.