Which to use
“versuche” and “versucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,144
- “versuche” frequency rank
- #694
- “versucht” frequency rank
- 1838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versuche | versucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versuchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versuchen |
Where the eye mixes versuche and versucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versuche vs versucht
A purely visual mix-up. versuche ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə]) and versucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt]) 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 “versuche” becomes t in “versucht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versuche is recorded at frequency rank #1,144, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxə]. versucht is at rank #694, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt].
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 1838, this pair ranks #2,003,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versuche vs versucht
Shared letters: cehrsuv. Private to "versuche": -. Private to "versucht": t.
"versuche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "versucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versuche" and "versucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "versuche" or "versucht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "versuche" and "versucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versuche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versuche" and "versucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht vs versucht". 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 #2,003,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.