Which to use
“verkünden” and “verkürzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,195
- “verkünden” frequency rank
- #16,583
- “verkürzen” frequency rank
- 28778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkünden | verkürzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | öffentlich sagen | in der Länge kleiner machen |
Where the eye mixes verkünden and verkürzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkünden and verkürzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkünden vs verkürzen
A purely visual mix-up. verkünden ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩]) and verkürzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏʁt͡sn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkünden is recorded at frequency rank #12,195, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩]. verkürzen is at rank #16,583, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏʁt͡sn̩].
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 28778, this pair ranks #1,778,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkünden vs verkürzen
Shared letters: eknrvü. Private to "verkünden": d. Private to "verkürzen": z.
"verkünden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verkürzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkünden" for "verkürzen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verkünden" or "verkürzen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verkünden" and "verkürzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkünden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkürzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkünden" and "verkürzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkünden vs verwundern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,778,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.