Which to use
“verschenken” and “verschenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,149
- “verschenken” frequency rank
- #14,200
- “verschenkt” frequency rank
- 25349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschenken | verschenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen, jemandem etwas als Geschenk geben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschenken |
Where the eye mixes verschenken and verschenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschenken vs verschenkt
A purely visual mix-up. verschenken ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]) and verschenkt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschenken is recorded at frequency rank #11,149, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]. verschenkt is at rank #14,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkt].
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 25349, this pair ranks #1,834,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschenken vs verschenkt
Shared letters: cehknrsv. Private to "verschenken": -. Private to "verschenkt": t.
"verschenken" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "verschenkt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschenken ← evrschenken · vercshenken · verrschenken · verscchenken · verscehnken · verscheknen · verschenekn · verschenkenn
- verschenkt ← evrschenkt · vercshenkt · verrschenkt · verscchenkt · verscehnkt · verscheknt · verschenkkt · verschenktt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschenken" for "verschenkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verschenken" or "verschenkt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verschenken" and "verschenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschenken" and "verschenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschenkt vs verschreckt". 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 #1,834,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.