Which to use
“verschafft” and “verschärft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,649
- “verschafft” frequency rank
- #11,563
- “verschärft” frequency rank
- 20212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschafft | verschärft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschaffen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschärfen |
Where the eye mixes verschafft and verschärft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschafft vs verschärft
A purely visual mix-up. verschafft ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃaft]) and verschärft ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁft]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschafft is recorded at frequency rank #8,649, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaft]. verschärft is at rank #11,563, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁft].
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 20212, this pair ranks #1,900,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschafft vs verschärft
Shared letters: cefhrstv. Private to "verschafft": a. Private to "verschärft": ä.
"verschafft" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "verschärft" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschafft ← evrschafft · vercshafft · verrschafft · verscahfft · verscchafft · verschafftt · verschaft · verschaftf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschafft" and "verschärft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschafft" or "verschärft"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschärft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschafft" and "verschärft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschärft vs verschifft". 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 #1,900,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.