Which to use
“verrückter” and “versuchter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,113
- “verrückter” frequency rank
- #22,200
- “versuchter” frequency rank
- 42313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückter | versuchter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes verrückter and versuchter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verrückter and versuchter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verrückter vs versuchter
A purely visual mix-up. verrückter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ]) and versuchter ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtɐ]) 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 42313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückter is recorded at frequency rank #20,113, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ]. versuchter is at rank #22,200, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtɐ].
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 42313, this pair ranks #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrückter vs versuchter
Shared letters: certv. Private to "verrückter": kü. Private to "versuchter": hsu.
"verrückter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "versuchter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versuchter ← evrsuchter · verrsuchter · verscuhter · verssuchter · versucchter · versuchetr · versuchhter · versuchterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrückter" and "versuchter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verrückter" or "versuchter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verrückter" and "versuchter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückter" and "versuchter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrückter vs verrücktes". 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 #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.