Which to use
“verschuldet” is an adjective and “verschüttet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,114
- “verschuldet” frequency rank
- #25,816
- “verschüttet” frequency rank
- 45930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschuldet | verschüttet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schulden besitzend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschütten |
Where the eye mixes verschuldet and verschüttet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschuldet vs verschüttet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschuldet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət] while verschüttet is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 45930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschuldet is recorded at frequency rank #20,114, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]. verschüttet is at rank #25,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtət].
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 45930, this pair ranks #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschuldet vs verschüttet
Shared letters: cehrstv. Private to "verschuldet": dlu. Private to "verschüttet": ü.
"verschuldet" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "verschüttet" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschuldet ← evrschuldet · vercshuldet · verrschuldet · verscchuldet · verschhuldet · verschludet · verschudlet · verschulddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschuldet" for "verschüttet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verschuldet" or "verschüttet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschuldet" and "verschüttet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschuldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschüttet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschuldet" and "verschüttet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschulden vs verschuldet". 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 #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.