Which to use
“Verrat” is a noun and “versah” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,561
- “Verrat” frequency rank
- #31,859
- “versah” frequency rank
- 43420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verrat | versah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Weitergabe von Informationen ohne das Einverständnis des Betroffenen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen |
Where the eye mixes Verrat and versah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Verrat and versah follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verrat vs versah
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verrat is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt] while versah is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verrat is recorded at frequency rank #11,561, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt]. versah is at rank #31,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː].
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 43420, this pair ranks #1,418,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verrat vs versah
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "Verrat": t. Private to "versah": hs.
"Verrat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "versah" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verrat" and "versah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verrat" or "versah" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verrat" and "versah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versah vs vorsah". 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 #1,418,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.