verrechnetvsverrichtetTell them apart

Which to use

“verrechnet” and “verrichtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,773
“verrechnet” frequency rank
#31,858
“verrichtet” frequency rank
52631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrechnet verrichtet
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verrechnen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrichten

Where the eye mixes verrechnet and verrichtet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
verrechnet
10 ch
verrichtet

Look-alike desk: verrechnet vs verrichtet

A purely visual mix-up. verrechnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət]) and verrichtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]) 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 52631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verrechnet is recorded at frequency rank #20,773, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət]. verrichtet is at rank #31,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət].

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 52631, this pair ranks #1,089,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verrechnet vs verrichtet

Shared letters: cehrtv. Private to "verrechnet": n. Private to "verrichtet": i.

"verrechnet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verrichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verrechnetevrrechnet · verechnet · vererchnet · verrcehnet · verrecchnet · verrechent · verrechhnet · verrechnett
  • verrichtetevrrichtet · verichtet · verirchtet · verrcihtet · verricchtet · verrichett · verrichhtet · verrichtett

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verrechnet" for "verrichtet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verrechnet" or "verrichtet"?
"verrechnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,773 in our German list, against #31,858 for "verrichtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verrechnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verrichtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,089,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrechnet" and "verrichtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vernichtete vs verrichtet". 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 #1,089,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list