Which to use
“verschollene” and “verschollenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,825
- “verschollene” frequency rank
- #37,279
- “verschollenen” frequency rank
- 85104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschollene | verschollenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen |
Where the eye mixes verschollene and verschollenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verschollene runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVCCVCV) against verschollenen's 13 (CVCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verschollene vs verschollenen
A purely visual mix-up. verschollene ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənə]) and verschollenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]) 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) - “verschollene” sits inside “verschollenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschollene is recorded at frequency rank #47,825, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənə]. verschollenen is at rank #37,279, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən].
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 85104, this pair ranks #113,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschollene vs verschollenen
Shared letters: cehlnorsv. Private to "verschollene": -. Private to "verschollenen": -.
"verschollene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV · "verschollenen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschollene ← evrschollene · vercshollene · verrschollene · verscchollene · verschhollene · verschlolene · verscholelne · verscholene
- verschollenen ← evrschollenen · vercshollenen · verrschollenen · verscchollenen · verschhollenen · verschlolenen · verscholelnen · verscholenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschollene" and "verschollenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verschollene" or "verschollenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verschollene" and "verschollenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschollene" and "verschollenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschollen vs verschollene". 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 #113,348 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.