verrichtetvsverzichteWhich spelling fits?

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“verrichtet” and “verzichte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,858
“verrichtet” frequency rank
#18,426
“verzichte” frequency rank
50284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrichtet verzichte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrichten 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzichten

Where the eye mixes verrichtet and verzichte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrichtet 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.

10 ch
verrichtet
9 ch
verzichte

Look-alike desk: verrichtet vs verzichte

A purely visual mix-up. verrichtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]) 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 50284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verrichtet is recorded at frequency rank #31,858, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]. 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 50284, this pair ranks #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verrichtet vs verzichte

Shared letters: cehirtv. Private to "verrichtet": -. Private to "verzichte": z.

"verrichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verzichte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verrichtet ← evrrichtet · verichtet · verirchtet · verrcihtet · verricchtet · verrichett · verrichhtet · verrichtett
  • verzichte ← evrzichte · verizchte · verrzichte · verzcihte · verzicchte · verzichet · verzichhte · verzicthe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verrichtet" and "verzichte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verrichtet" or "verzichte" show up more?
"verzichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,426 in our German list, against #31,858 for "verrichtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verrichtet" 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 #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrichtet" and "verzichte" 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 #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list