Which to use
“versprechen” is a verb and “versprochene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,286
- “versprechen” frequency rank
- #30,847
- “versprochene” frequency rank
- 34133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versprechen | versprochene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas verbindlich zusagen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versprochen |
Where the eye mixes versprechen and versprochene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versprechen vs versprochene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versprechen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩] while versprochene is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versprechen is recorded at frequency rank #3,286, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩]. versprochene is at rank #30,847, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxənə].
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 34133, this pair ranks #1,670,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versprechen vs versprochene
Shared letters: cehnprsv. Private to "versprechen": -. Private to "versprochene": o.
"versprechen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "versprochene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versprechen ← evrsprechen · verpsrechen · verrsprechen · versperchen · verspprechen · versprcehen · versprecchen · versprecehn
- versprochene ← evrsprochene · verpsrochene · verrsprochene · versporchene · verspprochene · versprcohene · versprocchene · versprocehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versprechen" for "versprochene" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "versprechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versprochene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versprechen" and "versprochene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versprochene vs versprochenen". 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 #1,670,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.