Which to use
“verschollen” is an adjective and “verschossen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,466
- “verschollen” frequency rank
- #39,107
- “verschossen” frequency rank
- 60573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschollen | verschossen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seit langer Zeit vermisst | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschießen |
Where the eye mixes verschollen and verschossen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verschollen and verschossen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschollen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən] while verschossen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60573, 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]. verschossen is at rank #39,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩].
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 60573, this pair ranks #781,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschollen vs verschossen
Shared letters: cehnorsv. Private to "verschollen": l. Private to "verschossen": -.
"verschollen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "verschossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschollen ← evrschollen · vercshollen · verrschollen · verscchollen · verschhollen · verschlolen · verscholeln · verscholen
- verschossen ← evrschossen · vercshossen · verrschossen · verscchossen · verschhossen · verschosen · verschosesn · verschossenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschollen" for "verschossen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verschollen" vs "verschossen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verschollen" and "verschossen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #781,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschollen" and "verschossen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschonen vs verschossen". 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 #781,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.