Which to use
“verpiss” and “verpissen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,450
- “verpiss” frequency rank
- #31,344
- “verpissen” frequency rank
- 48794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpiss | verpissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpissen | sich von einem (meist als unbehaglich empfundenen) Ort entfernen; weggehen |
Where the eye mixes verpiss and verpissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verpiss runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verpissen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verpiss with verpissen
A purely visual mix-up. verpiss ([fɛɐ̯ˈpɪs]) and verpissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈpɪsn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verpiss” sits inside “verpissen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpiss is recorded at frequency rank #17,450, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpɪs]. verpissen is at rank #31,344, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpɪsn̩].
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 48794, this pair ranks #1,235,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verpiss vs verpissen
Shared letters: eiprsv. Private to "verpiss": -. Private to "verpissen": n.
"verpiss" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verpissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verpiss" for "verpissen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verpiss" or "verpissen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verpiss" and "verpissen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpiss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,235,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpiss" and "verpissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermiesen vs verpissen". 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 #1,235,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.