Which to use
“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.
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
- verschwinden ← evrschwinden · vercshwinden · verrschwinden · verscchwinden · verschhwinden · verschiwnden · verschwidnen · verschwindden
- verschwindet ← evrschwindet · vercshwindet · verrschwindet · verscchwindet · verschhwindet · verschiwndet · verschwidnet · verschwinddet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschwinden" and "verschwindet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verschwinden" vs "verschwindet" - which ranks higher?
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.