Which to use
“vermacht” and “versucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,928
- “vermacht” frequency rank
- #694
- “versucht” frequency rank
- 41622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermacht | versucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermachen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versuchen |
Where the eye mixes vermacht and versucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vermacht and versucht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vermacht and versucht
A purely visual mix-up. vermacht ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]) and versucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt]) 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 41622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermacht is recorded at frequency rank #40,928, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]. versucht is at rank #694, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt].
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 41622, this pair ranks #1,473,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermacht vs versucht
Shared letters: cehrtv. Private to "vermacht": am. Private to "versucht": su.
"vermacht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "versucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermacht" and "versucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermacht" or "versucht" 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 "vermacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,473,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermacht" and "versucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht vs vermählt". 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 #1,473,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.