Which to use
“verschulden” is a verb and “verschuldet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,758
- “verschulden” frequency rank
- #20,114
- “verschuldet” frequency rank
- 39872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschulden | verschuldet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas durch eigene Schuld verursachen, hervorrufen | Schulden besitzend |
Where the eye mixes verschulden and verschuldet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verschulden and verschuldet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschulden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩] while verschuldet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verschulden” becomes t in “verschuldet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschulden is recorded at frequency rank #19,758, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]. verschuldet is at rank #20,114, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət].
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 39872, this pair ranks #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschulden vs verschuldet
Shared letters: cdehlrsuv. Private to "verschulden": n. Private to "verschuldet": t.
"verschulden" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "verschuldet" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschulden ← evrschulden · vercshulden · verrschulden · verscchulden · verschhulden · verschluden · verschudlen · verschuldden
- verschuldet ← evrschuldet · vercshuldet · verrschuldet · verscchuldet · verschhuldet · verschludet · verschudlet · verschulddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschulden" and "verschuldet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschulden" or "verschuldet"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verschulden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschuldet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschulden" and "verschuldet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschuldet vs verschüttet". 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 #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.