Which to use
“verkraften” and “verraten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,582
- “verkraften” frequency rank
- #3,928
- “verraten” frequency rank
- 20510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkraften | verraten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imstande sein, mit etwas fertig zu werden, etwas zu schaffen | jemandem ein Geheimnis oder eine vertrauliche Nachricht preisgeben |
Where the eye mixes verkraften and verraten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkraften runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against verraten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verkraften and verraten
A purely visual mix-up. verkraften ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftn̩]) and verraten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20510, 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]. verraten is at rank #3,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩].
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 20510, this pair ranks #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkraften vs verraten
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "verkraften": fk. Private to "verraten": -.
"verkraften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verraten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkraften ← evrkraften · vekrraften · verkarften · verkkraften · verkrafetn · verkrafften · verkraftenn · verkraftne
- verraten ← evrraten · verarten · veraten · verraetn · verratenn · verratne · verratten · verrtaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkraften" and "verraten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verkraften" or "verraten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verkraften" and "verraten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkraften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verraten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkraften" and "verraten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verraten vs Verrats". 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 #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.