Which to use
“verspreche” and “verspricht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,457
- “verspreche” frequency rank
- #5,439
- “verspricht” frequency rank
- 25896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspreche | verspricht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen |
Where the eye mixes verspreche and verspricht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verspreche vs verspricht
A purely visual mix-up. verspreche ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçə]) and verspricht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25896, 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]. verspricht is at rank #5,439, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt].
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 25896, this pair ranks #1,826,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verspreche vs verspricht
Shared letters: cehprsv. Private to "verspreche": -. Private to "verspricht": it.
"verspreche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV · "verspricht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verspreche ← evrspreche · verpsreche · verrspreche · versperche · versppreche · versprcehe · versprecche · verspreceh
- verspricht ← evrspricht · verpsricht · verrspricht · verspircht · versppricht · versprciht · verspriccht · versprichht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verspreche" and "verspricht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verspreche" or "verspricht"?
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 "verspreche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verspricht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspreche" and "verspricht" 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 #1,826,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.