Which to use
“verschlucken” and “verschluckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,824
- “verschlucken” frequency rank
- #19,757
- “verschluckt” frequency rank
- 67581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschlucken | verschluckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Festkörper durch Muskelbewegungen vom Mundraum in die Speiseröhre befördern | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschlucken |
Where the eye mixes verschlucken and verschluckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verschlucken runs 12 letters (CVCCCCCVCCVC) against verschluckt's 11 (CVCCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verschlucken and verschluckt
A purely visual mix-up. verschlucken ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkn̩]) and verschluckt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkt]) 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 67581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschlucken is recorded at frequency rank #47,824, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkn̩]. verschluckt is at rank #19,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkt].
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 67581, this pair ranks #535,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschlucken vs verschluckt
Shared letters: cehklrsuv. Private to "verschlucken": n. Private to "verschluckt": t.
"verschlucken" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschluckt" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschlucken ← evrschlucken · vercshlucken · verrschlucken · verscchlucken · verschhlucken · verschlcuken · verschllucken · verschluccken
- verschluckt ← evrschluckt · vercshluckt · verrschluckt · verscchluckt · verschhluckt · verschlcukt · verschlluckt · verschlucckt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschlucken" and "verschluckt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verschlucken" or "verschluckt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschlucken" and "verschluckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschlucken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschluckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #535,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschlucken" and "verschluckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verscheuchen vs verschlucken". 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 #535,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.