Which to use
“verrückten” and “versuchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,055
- “verrückten” frequency rank
- #5,440
- “versuchten” frequency rank
- 18495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückten | versuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes verrückten and versuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verrückten and versuchten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verrückten with versuchten
A purely visual mix-up. verrückten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]) and versuchten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtn̩]) 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 18495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückten is recorded at frequency rank #13,055, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]. versuchten is at rank #5,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtn̩].
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 18495, this pair ranks #1,917,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückten vs versuchten
Shared letters: cenrtv. Private to "verrückten": kü. Private to "versuchten": hsu.
"verrückten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "versuchten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versuchten ← evrsuchten · verrsuchten · verscuhten · verssuchten · versucchten · versuchetn · versuchhten · versuchtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrückten" and "versuchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verrückten" vs "versuchten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückten" and "versuchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfluchten vs versuchten". 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 #1,917,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.