Which to use
“verspreche” and “versprechen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,457
- “verspreche” frequency rank
- #3,286
- “versprechen” frequency rank
- 23743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspreche | versprechen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen | etwas verbindlich zusagen |
Where the eye mixes verspreche and versprechen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verspreche and versprechen
A purely visual mix-up. verspreche ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçə]) and versprechen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verspreche” sits inside “versprechen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verspreche is recorded at frequency rank #20,457, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçə]. versprechen is at rank #3,286, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩].
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 23743, this pair ranks #1,857,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verspreche vs versprechen
Shared letters: cehprsv. Private to "verspreche": -. Private to "versprechen": n.
"verspreche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV · "versprechen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verspreche ← evrspreche · verpsreche · verrspreche · versperche · versppreche · versprcehe · versprecche · verspreceh
- versprechen ← evrsprechen · verpsrechen · verrsprechen · versperchen · verspprechen · versprcehen · versprecchen · versprecehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verspreche" and "versprechen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verspreche" or "versprechen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verspreche" and "versprechen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspreche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versprechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspreche" and "versprechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verspreche vs vorsprechen". 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 #1,857,150 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.