verspürevsverspürtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verspüre” and “verspürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,281
“verspüre” frequency rank
#26,220
“verspürt” frequency rank
63501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verspüre verspürt
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verspüren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspüren

Where the eye mixes verspüre and verspürt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verspüre
8 ch
verspürt

Visual trap between verspüre and verspürt

A purely visual mix-up. verspüre ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə]) and verspürt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “verspüre” becomes t in “verspürt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verspüre is recorded at frequency rank #37,281, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə]. verspürt is at rank #26,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t].

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 63501, this pair ranks #674,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verspüre vs verspürt

Shared letters: eprsvü. Private to "verspüre": -. Private to "verspürt": t.

"verspüre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "verspürt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verspüre" for "verspürt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verspüre" vs "verspürt" - which ranks higher?
"verspürt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,220 in our German list, against #37,281 for "verspüre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verspüre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verspürt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #674,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verspüre" and "verspürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verspüre vs verspürte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #674,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list