Which to use
“verstecke” and “verstecken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,401
- “verstecke” frequency rank
- #4,572
- “verstecken” frequency rank
- 33973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verstecke | verstecken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstecken | sich oder jemand anderen oder etwas an einen Ort bringen, der anderen nicht bekannt ist, wo man oder es nicht gesehen wird |
Where the eye mixes verstecke and verstecken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verstecke runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against verstecken's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verstecke vs verstecken
A purely visual mix-up. verstecke ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkə]) and verstecken ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verstecke” sits inside “verstecken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verstecke is recorded at frequency rank #29,401, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkə]. verstecken is at rank #4,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩].
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 33973, this pair ranks #1,673,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verstecke vs verstecken
Shared letters: cekrstv. Private to "verstecke": -. Private to "verstecken": n.
"verstecke" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "verstecken" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verstecke ← evrstecke · verrstecke · versetcke · versstecke · verstceke · versteccke · verstecek · versteckke
- verstecken ← evrstecken · verrstecken · versetcken · versstecken · verstceken · versteccken · verstecekn · versteckenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verstecke" for "verstecken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verstecke" vs "verstecken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verstecke" and "verstecken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verstecke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verstecken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verstecke" and "verstecken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verstecke vs versteckter". 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 #1,673,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.