Which to use
“verseucht” is an adjective and “versuche” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,400
- “verseucht” frequency rank
- #1,144
- “versuche” frequency rank
- 30544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verseucht | versuche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schädliche Sachen enthaltend, mit etwas Schädlichem zugesetzt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versuchen |
Where the eye mixes verseucht and versuche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verseucht runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against versuche's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verseucht vs versuche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verseucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt] while versuche is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verseucht is recorded at frequency rank #29,400, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯çt]. versuche is at rank #1,144, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə].
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 30544, this pair ranks #1,745,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verseucht vs versuche
Shared letters: cehrsuv. Private to "verseucht": t. Private to "versuche": -.
"verseucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "versuche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verseucht" for "versuche" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verseucht" or "versuche"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verseucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,745,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verseucht" and "versuche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht vs verseucht". 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 #1,745,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.