Which to use
“verschmelzen” and “verschmolzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,774
- “verschmelzen” frequency rank
- #27,550
- “verschmolzen” frequency rank
- 48324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschmelzen | verschmolzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit etwas anderem zu etwas Neuem vereinen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschmelzen |
Where the eye mixes verschmelzen and verschmolzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verschmelzen and verschmolzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verschmelzen vs verschmolzen
A purely visual mix-up. verschmelzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]) and verschmolzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɔlt͡sn̩]) 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 a single letter - e in “verschmelzen” becomes o in “verschmolzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschmelzen is recorded at frequency rank #20,774, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]. verschmolzen is at rank #27,550, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɔlt͡sn̩].
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 48324, this pair ranks #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschmelzen vs verschmolzen
Shared letters: cehlmnrsvz. Private to "verschmelzen": -. Private to "verschmolzen": o.
"verschmelzen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschmolzen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschmelzen ← evrschmelzen · vercshmelzen · verrschmelzen · verscchmelzen · verschemlzen · verschhmelzen · verschmelezn · verschmellzen
- verschmolzen ← evrschmolzen · vercshmolzen · verrschmolzen · verscchmolzen · verschhmolzen · verschmlozen · verschmmolzen · verschmolezn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "verschmelzen" vs "verschmolzen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verschmelzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschmolzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschmelzen" and "verschmolzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschmolzen vs verschollen". 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 #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.