Which to use
“verspreche” and “versprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,457
- “verspreche” frequency rank
- #4,237
- “versprochen” frequency rank
- 24694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspreche | versprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen |
Where the eye mixes verspreche and versprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verspreche vs versprochen
A purely visual mix-up. verspreche ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçə]) and versprochen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24694, 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]. versprochen is at rank #4,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 24694, this pair ranks #1,844,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verspreche vs versprochen
Shared letters: cehprsv. Private to "verspreche": -. Private to "versprochen": no.
"verspreche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV · "versprochen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verspreche ← evrspreche · verpsreche · verrspreche · versperche · versppreche · versprcehe · versprecche · verspreceh
- versprochen ← evrsprochen · verpsrochen · verrsprochen · versporchen · verspprochen · versprcohen · versprocchen · versprocehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verspreche" and "versprochen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verspreche" or "versprochen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspreche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspreche" and "versprochen" 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 #1,844,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.