Which to use
“verriet” and “verzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,756
- “verriet” frequency rank
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- 55856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verriet | verzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verraten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verriet and verzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verriet runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against verzieht's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verriet vs verzieht
A purely visual mix-up. verriet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt]) and verzieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) 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 55856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verriet is recorded at frequency rank #19,756, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].
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 55856, this pair ranks #963,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verriet vs verzieht
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verriet": -. Private to "verzieht": hz.
"verriet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verriet" and "verzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verriet" vs "verzieht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verriet" and "verzieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verriet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #963,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verriet" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verzieht". 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 #963,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.