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 eye mixes verschollen and verschollene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verschollen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against verschollene's 12 (CVCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verschollen and verschollene
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschollen" and "verschollene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschollen" vs "verschollene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #481,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschollen" and "verschollene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschollene vs verschollenen". 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 #481,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.