Which to use
“verlinkten” is an adjective and “versinken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,033
- “verlinkten” frequency rank
- #22,197
- “versinken” frequency rank
- 38230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlinkten | versinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlinkt | in eine weiche Materie eintauchen |
Where the eye mixes verlinkten and versinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlinkten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against versinken's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlinkten and versinken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlinkten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩] while versinken is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlinkten is recorded at frequency rank #16,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩]. versinken is at rank #22,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩].
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 38230, this pair ranks #1,569,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlinkten vs versinken
Shared letters: eiknrv. Private to "verlinkten": lt. Private to "versinken": s.
"verlinkten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "versinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlinkten ← evrlinkten · velrinkten · verilnkten · verliknten · verlinketn · verlinkkten · verlinktenn · verlinktne
- versinken ← evrsinken · verisnken · verrsinken · versiknen · versinekn · versinkenn · versinkken · versinkne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlinkten" and "versinken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlinkten" or "versinken" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinkten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlinkten" and "versinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergingen vs versinken". 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 #1,569,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.