Which to use
“verschollen” and “verschollene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,466
- “verschollen” frequency rank
- #47,825
- “verschollene” frequency rank
- 69291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschollen | verschollene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seit langer Zeit vermisst | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verschollen and verschollene apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verschollen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]) and verschollene ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənə]) 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) - “verschollen” sits inside “verschollene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschollen is recorded at frequency rank #21,466, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]. verschollene is at rank #47,825, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənə].
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 69291, this pair ranks #481,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschollen vs verschollene
Shared letters: cehlnorsv. Private to "verschollen": -. Private to "verschollene": -.
"verschollen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "verschollene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschollen ← evrschollen · vercshollen · verrschollen · verscchollen · verschhollen · verschlolen · verscholeln · verscholen
- verschollene ← evrschollene · vercshollene · verrschollene · verscchollene · verschhollene · verschlolene · verscholelne · verscholene
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschollen" and "verschollene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschollen" or "verschollene"?
Remembering verschollen vs verschollene
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verschollen” entry
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