Which to use
“verschwanden” and “verschwinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,779
- “verschwanden” frequency rank
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- 51300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwanden | verschwinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwanden and verschwinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verschwanden runs 12 letters (CVCCCCCVCCVC) against verschwinde's 11 (CVCCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verschwanden and verschwinde
A purely visual mix-up. verschwanden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]) 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 51300, 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]. 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 51300, this pair ranks #1,140,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschwanden vs verschwinde
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwanden": a. Private to "verschwinde": i.
"verschwanden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwanden ← evrschwanden · vercshwanden · verrschwanden · verscchwanden · verschawnden · verschhwanden · verschwadnen · verschwandden
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschwanden" and "verschwinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verschwanden" or "verschwinde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verschwanden" and "verschwinde" 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 "verschwinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,140,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwanden" 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 #1,140,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.