Which to use
“verschwinde” and “verschwindend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- #33,375
- “verschwindend” frequency rank
- 68896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwinde | verschwindend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | Partizip Präsens des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwinde and verschwindend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschwinde vs verschwindend
A purely visual mix-up. verschwinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə]) and verschwindend ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩t]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verschwinde” sits inside “verschwindend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68896, 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]. verschwindend is at rank #33,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩t].
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 68896, this pair ranks #493,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verschwinde vs verschwindend
Shared letters: cdehinrsvw. Private to "verschwinde": -. Private to "verschwindend": -.
"verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "verschwindend" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
- verschwindend ← evrschwindend · vercshwindend · verrschwindend · verscchwindend · verschhwindend · verschiwndend · verschwidnend · verschwinddend
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschwinde" and "verschwindend" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verschwinde" or "verschwindend" show up more?
What to do next
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 "verschwindend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwinde" and "verschwindend" 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 #493,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.