Which to use
“verrichten” and “verzichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,748
- “verrichten” frequency rank
- #2,567
- “verzichten” frequency rank
- 21315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrichten | verzichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Aktivität oder Arbeit ausführen | Ansprüche auf etwas freiwillig aufgeben; etwas aus seiner freien Entscheidung heraus nicht tun |
Where the eye mixes verrichten and verzichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrichten and verzichten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verrichten and verzichten
A purely visual mix-up. verrichten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]) and verzichten ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtn̩]) 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 - r in “verrichten” becomes z in “verzichten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21315, 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]. verzichten is at rank #2,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtn̩].
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 21315, this pair ranks #1,887,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrichten vs verzichten
Shared letters: cehinrtv. Private to "verrichten": -. Private to "verzichten": z.
"verrichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verzichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verrichten ← evrrichten · verichten · verirchten · verrcihten · verricchten · verrichetn · verrichhten · verrichtenn
- verzichten ← evrzichten · verizchten · verrzichten · verzcihten · verzicchten · verzichetn · verzichhten · verzichtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrichten" for "verzichten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verrichten" or "verzichten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrichten" and "verzichten" 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 #1,887,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.