Which to use
“versteigern” and “verweigern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,021
- “versteigern” frequency rank
- #9,293
- “verweigern” frequency rank
- 54314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versteigern | verweigern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei einer Auktion verkaufen | etwas nicht zulassen; eine starrsinnige Haltung einnehmen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set versteigern and verweigern apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. versteigern ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]) and verweigern ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54314, 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]. verweigern is at rank #9,293, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn].
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 54314, this pair ranks #1,023,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versteigern vs verweigern
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "versteigern": st. Private to "verweigern": w.
"versteigern" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC · "verweigern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versteigern ← evrsteigern · verrsteigern · versetigern · verssteigern · verstegiern · versteiegrn · versteigenr · versteigernn
- verweigern ← evrweigern · verewigern · verrweigern · verwegiern · verweiegrn · verweigenr · verweigernn · verweigerrn