Which to use
“verschwinde” and “verschwinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- #2,863
- “verschwinden” frequency rank
- 38384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwinde | verschwinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | aufhören zu existieren, sich in Nichts auflösen |
Where the eye mixes verschwinde and verschwinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verschwinde and verschwinden
A purely visual mix-up. verschwinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə]) and verschwinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]) 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) - “verschwinde” sits inside “verschwinden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwinde is recorded at frequency rank #35,521, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə]. verschwinden is at rank #2,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩].
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 38384, this pair ranks #1,565,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschwinde vs verschwinden
Shared letters: cdehinrsvw. Private to "verschwinde": -. Private to "verschwinden": -.
"verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "verschwinden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
- verschwinden ← evrschwinden · vercshwinden · verrschwinden · verscchwinden · verschhwinden · verschiwnden · verschwidnen · verschwindden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschwinde" and "verschwinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschwinde" vs "verschwinden" - 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 "verschwinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwinde" and "verschwinden" 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 #1,565,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.