Which to use
“verschwinde” and “verschwindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,521
- “verschwinde” frequency rank
- #4,947
- “verschwindet” frequency rank
- 40468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwinde | verschwindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden |
Where the eye mixes verschwinde and verschwindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschwinde vs verschwindet
A purely visual mix-up. verschwinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verschwinde” sits inside “verschwindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40468, 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]. 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 40468, this pair ranks #1,507,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschwinde vs verschwindet
Shared letters: cdehinrsvw. Private to "verschwinde": -. Private to "verschwindet": t.
"verschwinde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "verschwindet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwinde ← evrschwinde · vercshwinde · verrschwinde · verscchwinde · verschhwinde · verschiwnde · verschwidne · verschwindde
- verschwindet ← evrschwindet · vercshwindet · verrschwindet · verscchwindet · verschhwindet · verschiwndet · verschwidnet · verschwinddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschwinde" and "verschwindet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verschwinde" or "verschwindet" 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 "verschwindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,507,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwinde" and "verschwindet" 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 #1,507,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.