Which to use
“versuchst” is a verb and “versuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,392
- “versuchst” frequency rank
- #2,224
- “versuchte” frequency rank
- 12616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versuchst | versuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versuchen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes versuchst and versuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. versuchst (CVCCVCCCC) and versuchte (CVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between versuchst and versuchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versuchst is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxst] while versuchte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versuchst is recorded at frequency rank #10,392, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxst]. versuchte is at rank #2,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə].
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 12616, this pair ranks #1,963,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versuchst vs versuchte
Shared letters: cehrstuv. Private to "versuchst": -. Private to "versuchte": -.
"versuchst" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCC · "versuchte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versuchst" and "versuchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "versuchst" or "versuchte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versuchst" and "versuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht vs versuchst". 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 #1,963,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.