Which to use
“verrichten” and “verzichte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,748
- “verrichten” frequency rank
- #18,426
- “verzichte” frequency rank
- 37174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrichten | verzichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Aktivität oder Arbeit ausführen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzichten |
Where the eye mixes verrichten and verzichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrichten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against verzichte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verrichten with verzichte
A purely visual mix-up. verrichten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]) and verzichte ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə]) 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 37174, 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]. verzichte is at rank #18,426, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə].
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 37174, this pair ranks #1,596,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrichten vs verzichte
Shared letters: cehirtv. Private to "verrichten": n. Private to "verzichte": z.
"verrichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verzichte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verrichten ← evrrichten · verichten · verirchten · verrcihten · verricchten · verrichetn · verrichhten · verrichtenn
- verzichte ← evrzichte · verizchte · verrzichte · verzcihte · verzicchte · verzichet · verzichhte · verzicthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrichten" and "verzichte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verrichten" or "verzichte"?
After this comparison
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 "verzichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrichten" and "verzichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vernichtend vs verrichten". 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 #1,596,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.