Which to use
“verschwendet” and “verschwindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,510
- “verschwendet” frequency rank
- #4,947
- “verschwindet” frequency rank
- 18457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwendet | verschwindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschwenden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwendet and verschwindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verschwendet and verschwindet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verschwendet and verschwindet
A purely visual mix-up. verschwendet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndət]) and verschwindet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndət]) 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 “verschwendet” becomes i in “verschwindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwendet is recorded at frequency rank #13,510, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndət]. verschwindet is at rank #4,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndət].
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 18457, this pair ranks #1,918,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschwendet vs verschwindet
Shared letters: cdehnrstvw. Private to "verschwendet": -. Private to "verschwindet": i.
"verschwendet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschwindet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwendet ← evrschwendet · vercshwendet · verrschwendet · verscchwendet · verschewndet · verschhwendet · verschwednet · verschwenddet
- verschwindet ← evrschwindet · vercshwindet · verrschwindet · verscchwindet · verschhwindet · verschiwndet · verschwidnet · verschwinddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschwendet" for "verschwindet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verschwendet" vs "verschwindet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschwendet" and "verschwindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwendet" and "verschwindet" 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 #1,918,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.