Which to use
“verspürt” is a verb and “verspürte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,220
- “verspürt” frequency rank
- #45,664
- “verspürte” frequency rank
- 71884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspürt | verspürte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspüren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verspürt |
Where the eye mixes verspürt and verspürte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verspürt runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against verspürte's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verspürt and verspürte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verspürt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t] while verspürte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verspürt” sits inside “verspürte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verspürt is recorded at frequency rank #26,220, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t]. verspürte is at rank #45,664, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯tə].
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 71884, this pair ranks #404,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verspürt vs verspürte
Shared letters: eprstvü. Private to "verspürt": -. Private to "verspürte": -.
"verspürt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "verspürte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verspürt" and "verspürte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verspürt" or "verspürte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verspürt" and "verspürte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspürt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verspürte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspürt" and "verspürte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versäumte vs verspürte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #404,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.