Which to use
“verrate” is a verb and “versagte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,768
- “verrate” frequency rank
- #34,442
- “versagte” frequency rank
- 58210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrate | versagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verraten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt |
Where the eye mixes verrate and versagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verrate and versagte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verrate is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə] while versagte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrate is recorded at frequency rank #23,768, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə]. versagte is at rank #34,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].
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 58210, this pair ranks #871,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrate vs versagte
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verrate": -. Private to "versagte": gs.
"verrate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "versagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrate" for "versagte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verrate" or "versagte" 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 "verrate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #871,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrate" and "versagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versagte vs versäumte". 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 #871,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.