versenktvsversenkteConfusable pair

Quick tell: versenkt is a verb, versenkte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“versenkt” is a verb and “versenkte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,702
“versenkt” frequency rank
#33,888
“versenkte” frequency rank
48590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versenkt versenkte
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versenken Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versenkt

Where the eye mixes versenkt and versenkte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. versenkt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against versenkte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
versenkt
9 ch
versenkte

Look-alike desk: versenkt vs versenkte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versenkt is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkt] while versenkte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “versenkt” sits inside “versenkte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versenkt is recorded at frequency rank #14,702, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkt]. versenkte is at rank #33,888, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋktə].

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 48590, this pair ranks #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versenkt vs versenkte

Shared letters: eknrstv. Private to "versenkt": -. Private to "versenkte": -.

"versenkt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "versenkte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versenkt ← evrsenkt · veresnkt · verrsenkt · verseknt · versenkkt · versenktt · versennkt · versentk
  • versenkte ← evrsenkte · veresnkte · verrsenkte · verseknte · versenket · versenkkte · versenktte · versennkte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "versenkt" and "versenkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "versenkt" is a verb and "versenkte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "versenkt" or "versenkte"?
"versenkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,702 in our German list, against #33,888 for "versenkte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "versenkt" and "versenkte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versenkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versenkt" and "versenkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs versenkte". 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 #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list