Which to use
“versuchte” and “versuchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,224
- “versuchte” frequency rank
- #5,440
- “versuchten” frequency rank
- 7664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versuchte | versuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versucht |
Where the eye mixes versuchte and versuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. versuchte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against versuchten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: versuchte vs versuchten
A purely visual mix-up. versuchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]) and versuchten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtn̩]) 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) - “versuchte” sits inside “versuchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versuchte is recorded at frequency rank #2,224, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtə]. versuchten is at rank #5,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxtn̩].
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 7664, this pair ranks #1,987,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versuchte vs versuchten
Shared letters: cehrstuv. Private to "versuchte": -. Private to "versuchten": n.
"versuchte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "versuchten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versuchte ← evrsuchte · verrsuchte · verscuhte · verssuchte · versucchte · versuchet · versuchhte · versuchtte
- versuchten ← evrsuchten · verrsuchten · verscuhten · verssuchten · versucchten · versuchetn · versuchhten · versuchtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "versuchte" vs "versuchten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versuchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versuchte" and "versuchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfluchten vs versuchten". 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 #1,987,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.