Which to use
“verschwunden” and “verschwundene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,624
- “verschwunden” frequency rank
- #33,887
- “verschwundene” frequency rank
- 37511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschwunden | verschwundene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschwunden |
Where the eye mixes verschwunden and verschwundene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verschwunden runs 12 letters (CVCCCCCVCCVC) against verschwundene's 13 (CVCCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verschwunden with verschwundene
A purely visual mix-up. verschwunden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]) and verschwundene ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndənə]) 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) - “verschwunden” sits inside “verschwundene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschwunden is recorded at frequency rank #3,624, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]. verschwundene is at rank #33,887, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndənə].
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 37511, this pair ranks #1,588,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschwunden vs verschwundene
Shared letters: cdehnrsuvw. Private to "verschwunden": -. Private to "verschwundene": -.
"verschwunden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC · "verschwundene" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschwunden ← evrschwunden · vercshwunden · verrschwunden · verscchwunden · verschhwunden · verschuwnden · verschwnuden · verschwudnen
- verschwundene ← evrschwundene · vercshwundene · verrschwundene · verscchwundene · verschhwundene · verschuwndene · verschwnudene · verschwudnene
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschwunden" for "verschwundene" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verschwunden" or "verschwundene" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschwundene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,588,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschwunden" and "verschwundene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschwendete vs verschwundene". 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 #1,588,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.