Which to use
“versteigern” and “versteigert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,021
- “versteigern” frequency rank
- #19,438
- “versteigert” frequency rank
- 64459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versteigern | versteigert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei einer Auktion verkaufen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versteigern |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set versteigern and versteigert apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. versteigern ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]) and versteigert ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐt]) 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 - n in “versteigern” becomes t in “versteigert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versteigern is recorded at frequency rank #45,021, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]. versteigert is at rank #19,438, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐt].
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 64459, this pair ranks #640,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versteigern vs versteigert
Shared letters: egirstv. Private to "versteigern": n. Private to "versteigert": -.
"versteigern" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC · "versteigert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versteigern ← evrsteigern · verrsteigern · versetigern · verssteigern · verstegiern · versteiegrn · versteigenr · versteigernn
- versteigert ← evrsteigert · verrsteigert · versetigert · verssteigert · verstegiert · versteiegrt · versteigerrt · versteigertt