Which to use
“verrichten” and “verrichtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,748
- “verrichten” frequency rank
- #31,858
- “verrichtet” frequency rank
- 50606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrichten | verrichtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Aktivität oder Arbeit ausführen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrichten |
Where the eye mixes verrichten and verrichtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrichten and verrichtet 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 verrichten with verrichtet
A purely visual mix-up. verrichten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “verrichten” becomes t in “verrichtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrichten is recorded at frequency rank #18,748, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]. 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 50606, this pair ranks #1,167,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrichten vs verrichtet
Shared letters: cehirtv. Private to "verrichten": n. Private to "verrichtet": -.
"verrichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verrichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verrichten ← evrrichten · verichten · verirchten · verrcihten · verricchten · verrichetn · verrichhten · verrichtenn
- verrichtet ← evrrichtet · verichtet · verirchtet · verrcihtet · verricchtet · verrichett · verrichhtet · verrichtett
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrichten" for "verrichtet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verrichten" or "verrichtet"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrichten" 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 #1,167,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrichten" 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 #1,167,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.