Which to use
“verschafft” is a verb and “verschärfte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,649
- “verschafft” frequency rank
- #24,562
- “verschärfte” frequency rank
- 33211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschafft | verschärfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschaffen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschärft |
Where the eye mixes verschafft and verschärfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschafft with verschärfte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschafft is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaft] while verschärfte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁftə]. 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 33211, 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]. verschärfte is at rank #24,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁftə].
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 33211, this pair ranks #1,690,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschafft vs verschärfte
Shared letters: cefhrstv. Private to "verschafft": a. Private to "verschärfte": ä.
"verschafft" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "verschärfte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschafft ← evrschafft · vercshafft · verrschafft · verscahfft · verscchafft · verschafftt · verschaft · verschaftf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschafft" and "verschärfte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschafft" or "verschärfte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschärfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,690,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschafft" and "verschärfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschafften vs verschärfte". 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 #1,690,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.