Which to use
“verreisen” and “verzeihen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,383
- “verreisen” frequency rank
- #12,200
- “verzeihen” frequency rank
- 37583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verreisen | verzeihen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Reise machen | jemandem etwas nachsehen |
Where the eye mixes verreisen and verzeihen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verreisen and verzeihen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verreisen vs verzeihen
A purely visual mix-up. verreisen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]) and verzeihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ən]) 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 37583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verreisen is recorded at frequency rank #25,383, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]. verzeihen is at rank #12,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ən].
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 37583, this pair ranks #1,586,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verreisen vs verzeihen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verreisen": s. Private to "verzeihen": hz.
"verreisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verzeihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verreisen" and "verzeihen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verreisen" vs "verzeihen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verreisen" and "verzeihen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verreisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeihen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,586,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verreisen" and "verzeihen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verreisen vs verreist". 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 #1,586,394 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.