Which to use
“versorgen” is a verb and “versorgte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,252
- “versorgen” frequency rank
- #31,346
- “versorgte” frequency rank
- 37598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versorgen | versorgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem oder einer Sache Nötiges zuführen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versorgt |
Where the eye mixes versorgen and versorgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versorgen vs versorgte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versorgen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡn̩] while versorgte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versorgen is recorded at frequency rank #6,252, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡn̩]. versorgte is at rank #31,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktə].
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 37598, this pair ranks #1,585,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versorgen vs versorgte
Shared letters: egorsv. Private to "versorgen": n. Private to "versorgte": t.
"versorgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "versorgte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versorgen" for "versorgte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "versorgen" vs "versorgte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "versorgen" and "versorgte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versorgen" and "versorgte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versorgte vs versorgten". 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 #1,585,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.