Which to use
“versprochen” is a verb and “versprochenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,237
- “versprochen” frequency rank
- #31,347
- “versprochenen” frequency rank
- 35584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versprochen | versprochenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versprochen |
Where the eye mixes versprochen and versprochenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses versprochen with versprochenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versprochen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩] while versprochenen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “versprochen” sits inside “versprochenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versprochen is recorded at frequency rank #4,237, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. versprochenen is at rank #31,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxənən].
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 35584, this pair ranks #1,636,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versprochen vs versprochenen
Shared letters: cehnoprsv. Private to "versprochen": -. Private to "versprochenen": -.
"versprochen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "versprochenen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versprochen ← evrsprochen · verpsrochen · verrsprochen · versporchen · verspprochen · versprcohen · versprocchen · versprocehn
- versprochenen ← evrsprochenen · verpsrochenen · verrsprochenen · versporchenen · verspprochenen · versprcohenen · versprocchenen · versprocehnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versprochen" and "versprochenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "versprochen" vs "versprochenen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "versprochen" and "versprochenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versprochenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,636,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versprochen" and "versprochenen" 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 #1,636,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.