Which to use
“verschwindend” is a verb and “verschwunden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,375
- “verschwindend” frequency rank
- #3,624
- “verschwunden” frequency rank
- 36999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwindend | verschwunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs verschwinden | nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen |
Where the eye mixes verschwindend and verschwunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verschwindend runs 13 letters (CVCCCCCVCCVCC) against verschwunden's 12 (CVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verschwindend vs verschwunden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschwindend is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩t] while verschwunden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwindend is recorded at frequency rank #33,375, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩t]. verschwunden is at rank #3,624, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩].
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 36999, this pair ranks #1,601,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschwindend vs verschwunden
Shared letters: cdehnrsvw. Private to "verschwindend": i. Private to "verschwunden": u.
"verschwindend" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVCC · "verschwunden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwindend ← evrschwindend · vercshwindend · verrschwindend · verscchwindend · verschhwindend · verschiwndend · verschwidnend · verschwinddend
- verschwunden ← evrschwunden · vercshwunden · verrschwunden · verscchwunden · verschhwunden · verschuwnden · verschwnuden · verschwudnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschwindend" and "verschwunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschwindend" vs "verschwunden" - 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 "verschwindend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwindend" and "verschwunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwinde vs verschwindend". 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 #1,601,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.