Which to use
“verschwand” and “verschwinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,127
- “verschwand” frequency rank
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- 42648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwand | verschwinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwand and verschwinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschwand with verschwinde
A purely visual mix-up. verschwand ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvant]) and verschwinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwand is recorded at frequency rank #7,127, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvant]. verschwinde is at rank #35,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə].
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 42648, this pair ranks #1,442,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschwand vs verschwinde
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwand": a. Private to "verschwinde": i.
"verschwand" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC · "verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwand ← evrschwand · vercshwand · verrschwand · verscchwand · verschawnd · verschhwand · verschwadn · verschwandd
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschwand" for "verschwinde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verschwand" or "verschwinde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschwand" and "verschwinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,442,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwand" and "verschwinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwende vs verschwinde". 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 #1,442,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.