Which to use
“versieht” and “verzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,289
- “versieht” frequency rank
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- 76389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versieht | verzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versehen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes versieht and verzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. versieht and verzieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between versieht and verzieht
A purely visual mix-up. versieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈziːt]) and verzieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) 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 - s in “versieht” becomes z in “verzieht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versieht is recorded at frequency rank #40,289, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈziːt]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].
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 76389, this pair ranks #285,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of versieht vs verzieht
Shared letters: ehirtv. Private to "versieht": s. Private to "verzieht": z.
"versieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versieht" and "verzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "versieht" or "verzieht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "versieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versieht" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versieht vs verzieh". 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 #285,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.