Which to use
“Verursacher” is a noun and “verursacht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,467
- “Verursacher” frequency rank
- #3,004
- “verursacht” frequency rank
- 24471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verursacher | verursacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Verursacher and verursacht apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Verursacher and verursacht form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verursacher is recorded at frequency rank #21,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]. 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 24471, this pair ranks #1,847,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Verursacher vs verursacht
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- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Verursacher”; for a verb, it's “verursacht”.
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