Which to use
“verursachen” is a verb and “Verursacher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,253
- “verursachen” frequency rank
- #21,467
- “Verursacher” frequency rank
- 27720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verursachen | Verursacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auslösen, der Grund für etwas sein, den Ursprung für etwas bilden, für etwas verantwortlich sein | Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist |
Where the eye mixes verursachen and Verursacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verursachen and Verursacher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verursachen and Verursacher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verursachen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩] while Verursacher is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verursachen” becomes r in “Verursacher”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verursachen is recorded at frequency rank #6,253, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]. Verursacher is at rank #21,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ].
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 27720, this pair ranks #1,797,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verursachen vs Verursacher
Shared letters: acehrsuv. Private to "verursachen": n. Private to "Verursacher": -.
"verursachen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "Verursacher" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verursachen ← evrursachen · verrursachen · verrusachen · veruraschen · verurrsachen · verursacchen · verursacehn · verursachenn
- Verursacher ← evrursacher · verrursacher · verrusacher · verurascher · verurrsacher · verursaccher · verursacehr · verursacherr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verursachen" for "Verursacher" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verursachen" or "Verursacher"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verursachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verursacher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verursachen" and "Verursacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verursacher vs verursachten". 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 #1,797,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.