Which to use
“verschwende” and “verschwinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,933
- “verschwende” frequency rank
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- 76454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwende | verschwinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwende and verschwinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschwende vs verschwinde
A purely visual mix-up. verschwende ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]) 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 a single letter - e in “verschwende” becomes i in “verschwinde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76454, 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]. 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 76454, this pair ranks #283,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschwende vs verschwinde
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwende": -. Private to "verschwinde": i.
"verschwende" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwende ← evrschwende · vercshwende · verrschwende · verscchwende · verschewnde · verschhwende · verschwedne · verschwendde
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschwende" for "verschwinde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verschwende" or "verschwinde"?
What to do next
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 "verschwinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwende" and "verschwinde" 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 #283,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.