Which to use
“verschwanden” and “verschwendet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,779
- “verschwanden” frequency rank
- #13,510
- “verschwendet” frequency rank
- 29289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwanden | verschwendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschwenden |
Where the eye mixes verschwanden and verschwendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschwanden vs verschwendet
A purely visual mix-up. verschwanden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]) and verschwendet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwanden is recorded at frequency rank #15,779, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]. verschwendet is at rank #13,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndət].
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 29289, this pair ranks #1,769,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschwanden vs verschwendet
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwanden": a. Private to "verschwendet": t.
"verschwanden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschwendet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwanden ← evrschwanden · vercshwanden · verrschwanden · verscchwanden · verschawnden · verschhwanden · verschwadnen · verschwandden
- verschwendet ← evrschwendet · vercshwendet · verrschwendet · verscchwendet · verschewndet · verschhwendet · verschwednet · verschwenddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschwanden" and "verschwendet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschwanden" or "verschwendet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verschwanden" and "verschwendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwanden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,769,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwanden" and "verschwendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwendet vs verschwendete". 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 #1,769,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.