Which to use
“verschwende” and “verschwendet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,933
- “verschwende” frequency rank
- #13,510
- “verschwendet” frequency rank
- 54443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwende | verschwendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschwenden |
Where the eye mixes verschwende and verschwendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verschwende runs 11 letters (CVCCCCCVCCV) against verschwendet's 12 (CVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verschwende vs verschwendet
A purely visual mix-up. verschwende ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verschwende” sits inside “verschwendet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwende is recorded at frequency rank #40,933, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]. 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 54443, this pair ranks #1,018,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschwende vs verschwendet
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwende": -. Private to "verschwendet": t.
"verschwende" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "verschwendet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwende ← evrschwende · vercshwende · verrschwende · verscchwende · verschewnde · verschhwende · verschwedne · verschwendde
- verschwendet ← evrschwendet · vercshwendet · verrschwendet · verscchwendet · verschewndet · verschhwendet · verschwednet · verschwenddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschwende" and "verschwendet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verschwende" vs "verschwendet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwende" 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 #1,018,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwende" and "verschwendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwende 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 #1,018,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.