Which to use
“verzaubern” and “verzaubert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,114
- “verzaubern” frequency rank
- #26,675
- “verzaubert” frequency rank
- 65789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzaubern | verzaubert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Zauber eine Verwandlung hervorrufen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzaubern |
Where the eye mixes verzaubern and verzaubert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verzaubern and verzaubert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verzaubern with verzaubert
A purely visual mix-up. verzaubern ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]) and verzaubert ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “verzaubern” becomes t in “verzaubert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzaubern is recorded at frequency rank #39,114, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]. verzaubert is at rank #26,675, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐt].
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 65789, this pair ranks #594,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verzaubern vs verzaubert
Shared letters: aberuvz. Private to "verzaubern": n. Private to "verzaubert": t.
"verzaubern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "verzaubert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verzaubern ← evrzaubern · verazubern · verrzaubern · verzabuern · verzaubbern · verzaubenr · verzaubernn · verzauberrn
- verzaubert ← evrzaubert · verazubert · verrzaubert · verzabuert · verzaubbert · verzauberrt · verzaubertt · verzaubetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verzaubern" and "verzaubert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verzaubern" or "verzaubert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verzaubern" and "verzaubert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzaubern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzaubert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #594,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzaubern" and "verzaubert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkäufern vs verzaubern". 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 #594,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.