Which to use
“Versager” is a noun and “versagte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,311
- “Versager” frequency rank
- #34,442
- “versagte” frequency rank
- 50753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Versager | versagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt |
Where the eye mixes Versager and versagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Versager and versagte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Versager is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ] while versagte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Versager is recorded at frequency rank #16,311, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]. versagte is at rank #34,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].
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 50753, this pair ranks #1,161,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Versager vs versagte
Shared letters: aegrsv. Private to "Versager": -. Private to "versagte": t.
"Versager" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Versager" and "versagte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Versager" or "versagte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Versager" and "versagte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Versager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,161,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Versager" and "versagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versagte vs versäumte". 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 #1,161,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.