Which to use
“verschaffte” and “verschafften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,465
- “verschaffte” frequency rank
- #47,822
- “verschafften” frequency rank
- 69287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschaffte | verschafften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft |
Where the eye mixes verschaffte and verschafften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschaffte with verschafften
A purely visual mix-up. verschaffte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftə]) and verschafften ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verschaffte” sits inside “verschafften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschaffte is recorded at frequency rank #21,465, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftə]. verschafften is at rank #47,822, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩].
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 69287, this pair ranks #481,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschaffte vs verschafften
Shared letters: acefhrstv. Private to "verschaffte": -. Private to "verschafften": n.
"verschaffte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV · "verschafften" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschaffte ← evrschaffte · vercshaffte · verrschaffte · verscahffte · verscchaffte · verschaffet · verschafftte · verschafte
- verschafften ← evrschafften · vercshafften · verrschafften · verscahfften · verscchafften · verschaffetn · verschafftenn · verschafftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschaffte" and "verschafften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschaffte" vs "verschafften" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschaffte" and "verschafften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschaffte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschafften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #481,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschaffte" and "verschafften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschafften vs verschärften". 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 #481,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.