Which to use
“versehen” is a verb and “versehenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,566
- “versehen” frequency rank
- #31,345
- “versehenen” frequency rank
- 33911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versehen | versehenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versehen |
Where the eye mixes versehen and versehenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. versehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against versehenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between versehen and versehenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versehen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən] while versehenen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “versehen” sits inside “versehenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versehen is recorded at frequency rank #2,566, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]. versehenen is at rank #31,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən].
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 33911, this pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versehen vs versehenen
Shared letters: ehnrsv. Private to "versehen": -. Private to "versehenen": -.
"versehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versehenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versehen ← evrsehen · vereshen · verrsehen · verseehn · versehenn · versehhen · versehne · versheen
- versehenen ← evrsehenen · vereshenen · verrsehenen · verseehnen · verseheenn · versehenenn · versehennen · versehhenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versehen" for "versehenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "versehen" or "versehenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "versehen" and "versehenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versehen" and "versehenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschonen vs versehenen". 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 #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.