verrechnetvsverzeichnetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,773
“verrechnet” frequency rank
#7,249
“verzeichnet” frequency rank
28022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrechnet verzeichnet
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verrechnen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzeichnen

Where the eye mixes verrechnet and verzeichnet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrechnet runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against verzeichnet's 11 (CVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verrechnet
11 ch
verzeichnet

Look-alike desk: verrechnet vs verzeichnet

A purely visual mix-up. verrechnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət]) and verzeichnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28022, 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]. verzeichnet is at rank #7,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət].

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 28022, this pair ranks #1,791,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verrechnet vs verzeichnet

Shared letters: cehnrtv. Private to "verrechnet": -. Private to "verzeichnet": iz.

"verrechnet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verzeichnet" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verrechnet ← evrrechnet · verechnet · vererchnet · verrcehnet · verrecchnet · verrechent · verrechhnet · verrechnett
  • verzeichnet ← evrzeichnet · verezichnet · verrzeichnet · verzecihnet · verzeicchnet · verzeichent · verzeichhnet · verzeichnett

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verrechnet" and "verzeichnet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verrechnet" vs "verzeichnet" - which ranks higher?
"verzeichnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,249 in our German list, against #20,773 for "verrechnet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verrechnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,791,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrechnet" and "verzeichnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrechnen vs verrechnet". 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 #1,791,907 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