verrichtetvsverzichteteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: verrichtet is a verb, verzichtete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verrichtet” is a verb and “verzichtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,858
“verrichtet” frequency rank
#16,317
“verzichtete” frequency rank
48175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrichtet verzichtete
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verrichten Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verzichtet

Where the eye mixes verrichtet and verzichtete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrichtet runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against verzichtete's 11 (CVCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verrichtet
11 ch
verzichtete

Look-alike desk: verrichtet vs verzichtete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verrichtet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət] while verzichtete is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48175, 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]. verzichtete is at rank #16,317, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtətə].

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 48175, this pair ranks #1,258,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verrichtet vs verzichtete

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

"verrichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verzichtete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verrichtet ← evrrichtet · verichtet · verirchtet · verrcihtet · verricchtet · verrichett · verrichhtet · verrichtett
  • verzichtete ← evrzichtete · verizchtete · verrzichtete · verzcihtete · verzicchtete · verzichette · verzichhtete · verzichteet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verrichtet" and "verzichtete" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verrichtet" is a verb and "verzichtete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "verrichtet" or "verzichtete" show up more?
"verzichtete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,317 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.

What to do next

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 "verzichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,258,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrichtet" and "verzichtete" 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 #1,258,100 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