Which to use
“verursachen” and “verursacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,253
- “verursachen” frequency rank
- #3,004
- “verursacht” frequency rank
- 9257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verursachen | verursacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auslösen, der Grund für etwas sein, den Ursprung für etwas bilden, für etwas verantwortlich sein | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen |
Where the eye mixes verursachen and verursacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verursachen runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against verursacht's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verursachen and verursacht
A purely visual mix-up. verursachen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]) and verursacht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]) 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 9257, 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]. verursacht is at rank #3,004, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt].
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 9257, this pair ranks #1,980,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verursachen vs verursacht
Shared letters: acehrsuv. Private to "verursachen": n. Private to "verursacht": t.
"verursachen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "verursacht" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verursachen ← evrursachen · verrursachen · verrusachen · veruraschen · verurrsachen · verursacchen · verursacehn · verursachenn
- verursacht ← evrursacht · verrursacht · verrusacht · verurascht · verurrsacht · verursaccht · verursachht · verursachtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verursachen" and "verursacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verursachen" or "verursacht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verursachen" and "verursacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verursachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verursacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verursachen" and "verursacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verursachen vs Verursacher". 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 #1,980,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.