Which to use
“verschenken” is a verb and “versehenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,149
- “verschenken” frequency rank
- #31,345
- “versehenen” frequency rank
- 42494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschenken | versehenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen, jemandem etwas als Geschenk geben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versehen |
Where the eye mixes verschenken and versehenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verschenken runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against versehenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verschenken vs versehenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschenken is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩] while versehenen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən]. 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 42494, 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]. versehenen is at rank #31,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən].
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 42494, this pair ranks #1,447,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschenken vs versehenen
Shared letters: ehnrsv. Private to "verschenken": ck. Private to "versehenen": -.
"verschenken" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "versehenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschenken ← evrschenken · vercshenken · verrschenken · verscchenken · verscehnken · verscheknen · verschenekn · verschenkenn
- versehenen ← evrsehenen · vereshenen · verrsehenen · verseehnen · verseheenn · versehenenn · versehennen · versehhenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschenken" and "versehenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschenken" or "versehenen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschenken" and "versehenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschonen vs versehenen". 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 #1,447,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.