Which to use
“versenken” and “versinken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,951
- “versenken” frequency rank
- #22,197
- “versinken” frequency rank
- 45148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versenken | versinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einem anderen Objekt bündig verschwinden lassen | in eine weiche Materie eintauchen |
Where the eye mixes versenken and versinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. versenken and versinken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between versenken and versinken
A purely visual mix-up. versenken ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkn̩]) and versinken ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]) 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 - e in “versenken” becomes i in “versinken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versenken is recorded at frequency rank #22,951, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkn̩]. versinken is at rank #22,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩].
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 45148, this pair ranks #1,362,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versenken vs versinken
Shared letters: eknrsv. Private to "versenken": -. Private to "versinken": i.
"versenken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "versinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versenken" for "versinken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "versenken" vs "versinken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versenken" and "versinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vermerken vs versenken". 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 #1,362,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.