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“verschwinden” and “verschwindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,863
“verschwinden” frequency rank
#4,947
“verschwindet” frequency rank
7810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verschwinden verschwindet
Definition aufhören zu existieren, sich in Nichts auflösen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden

Where the eye mixes verschwinden and verschwindet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
verschwinden
12 ch
verschwindet

Look-alike desk: verschwinden vs verschwindet

A purely visual mix-up. verschwinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]) 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 - n in “verschwinden” becomes t in “verschwindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verschwinden is recorded at frequency rank #2,863, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]. 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 7810, this pair ranks #1,986,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verschwinden vs verschwindet

Shared letters: cdehinrsvw. Private to "verschwinden": -. Private to "verschwindet": t.

"verschwinden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC  ·  "verschwindet" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verschwindenevrschwinden · vercshwinden · verrschwinden · verscchwinden · verschhwinden · verschiwnden · verschwidnen · verschwindden
  • verschwindetevrschwindet · vercshwindet · verrschwindet · verscchwindet · verschhwindet · verschiwndet · verschwidnet · verschwinddet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verschwinden" and "verschwindet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verschwinden" vs "verschwindet" - which ranks higher?
"verschwinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,863 in our German list, against #4,947 for "verschwindet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verschwinden" and "verschwindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verschwinden" 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 #1,986,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verschwinden" and "verschwindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwendete vs verschwindet". 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 #1,986,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list