verrichtetvsverzichtenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,858
“verrichtet” frequency rank
#2,567
“verzichten” frequency rank
34425
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrichtet verzichten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrichten Ansprüche auf etwas freiwillig aufgeben; etwas aus seiner freien Entscheidung heraus nicht tun

Where the eye mixes verrichtet and verzichten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrichtet and verzichten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
verrichtet
10 ch
verzichten

Look-alike desk: verrichtet vs verzichten

A purely visual mix-up. verrichtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34425, 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]. 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 34425, this pair ranks #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verrichtet vs verzichten

Shared letters: cehirtv. Private to "verrichtet": -. Private to "verzichten": nz.

"verrichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verzichten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verrichtet ← evrrichtet · verichtet · verirchtet · verrcihtet · verricchtet · verrichett · verrichhtet · verrichtett
  • verzichten ← evrzichten · verizchten · verrzichten · verzcihten · verzicchten · verzichetn · verzichhten · verzichtenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verrichtet" for "verzichten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verrichtet" or "verzichten"?
"verzichten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,567 in our German list, against #31,858 for "verrichtet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "verrichtet" and "verzichten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verrichtet" 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 #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrichtet" and "verzichten" 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 #1,663,615 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