Which to use
“verrechnen” and “verrechnet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,931
- “verrechnen” frequency rank
- #20,773
- “verrechnet” frequency rank
- 61704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrechnen | verrechnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in eine Berechnung einfließen lassen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verrechnen |
Where the eye mixes verrechnen and verrechnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrechnen and verrechnet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verrechnen with verrechnet
A purely visual mix-up. verrechnen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnən]) and verrechnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət]) 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 a single letter - n in “verrechnen” becomes t in “verrechnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrechnen is recorded at frequency rank #40,931, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnən]. verrechnet is at rank #20,773, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət].
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 61704, this pair ranks #739,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrechnen vs verrechnet
Shared letters: cehnrv. Private to "verrechnen": -. Private to "verrechnet": t.
"verrechnen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verrechnet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verrechnen ← evrrechnen · verechnen · vererchnen · verrcehnen · verrecchnen · verrechenn · verrechhnen · verrechnenn
- verrechnet ← evrrechnet · verechnet · vererchnet · verrcehnet · verrecchnet · verrechent · verrechhnet · verrechnett
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrechnen" for "verrechnet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verrechnen" or "verrechnet" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verrechnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrechnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #739,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrechnen" and "verrechnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrechnen vs Verrechnung". 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 #739,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.