Which to use
“verreckt” is a verb and “verrückt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,693
- “verreckt” frequency rank
- #3,495
- “verrückt” frequency rank
- 43188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verreckt | verrückt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrecken | geistig verwirrt |
Where the eye mixes verreckt and verrückt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verreckt and verrückt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verreckt and verrückt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verreckt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkt] while verrückt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verreckt” becomes ü in “verrückt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verreckt is recorded at frequency rank #39,693, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkt]. verrückt is at rank #3,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt].
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 43188, this pair ranks #1,425,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verreckt vs verrückt
Shared letters: cekrtv. Private to "verreckt": -. Private to "verrückt": ü.
"verreckt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verrückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verreckt ← evrreckt · vereckt · vererckt · verrcekt · verrecckt · verreckkt · verrecktt · verrectk
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verreckt" and "verrückt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verreckt" or "verrückt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verreckt" and "verrückt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verreckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,425,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verreckt" and "verrückt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verreckt". 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 #1,425,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.