Which to use
“versäumen” is a verb and “versaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,378
- “versäumen” frequency rank
- #24,977
- “versaute” frequency rank
- 58355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versäumen | versaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das erforderlich wäre, nicht tun | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versaut |
Where the eye mixes versäumen and versaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versäumen vs versaute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versäumen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən] while versaute is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versäumen is recorded at frequency rank #33,378, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]. versaute is at rank #24,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə].
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 58355, this pair ranks #865,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versäumen vs versaute
Shared letters: ersuv. Private to "versäumen": mnä. Private to "versaute": at.
"versäumen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "versaute" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versaute ← evrsaute · verasute · verrsaute · versatue · versauet · versautte · verssaute · versuate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versäumen" for "versaute" ever safe?
Which is more common, "versäumen" or "versaute"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "versäumen" and "versaute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versäumen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versaute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #865,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versäumen" and "versaute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versäumen 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 #865,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.