Which to use
“verrückte” and “versuchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,152
- “verrückte” frequency rank
- #2,224
- “versuchte” frequency rank
- 10376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückte | versuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes verrückte and versuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verrückte and versuchte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verrückte vs versuchte
A purely visual mix-up. verrückte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə]) and versuchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückte is recorded at frequency rank #8,152, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə]. versuchte is at rank #2,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə].
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 10376, this pair ranks #1,975,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückte vs versuchte
Shared letters: certv. Private to "verrückte": kü. Private to "versuchte": hsu.
"verrückte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "versuchte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versuchte ← evrsuchte · verrsuchte · verscuhte · verssuchte · versucchte · versuchet · versuchhte · versuchtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrückte" for "versuchte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verrückte" or "versuchte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verrückte" and "versuchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückte" and "versuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückte". 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 #1,975,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.