Which to use
“Verzehr” is a noun and “verzehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,454
- “Verzehr” frequency rank
- #21,833
- “verzehrt” frequency rank
- 39287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verzehr | verzehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufnahme, Verbrauch eines Nahrungsmittels | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzehren |
Where the eye mixes Verzehr and verzehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verzehr runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verzehrt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verzehr vs verzehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verzehr is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯] while verzehrt is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Verzehr” sits inside “verzehrt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verzehr is recorded at frequency rank #17,454, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯]. verzehrt is at rank #21,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t].
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 39287, this pair ranks #1,540,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verzehr vs verzehrt
Shared letters: ehrvz. Private to "Verzehr": -. Private to "verzehrt": t.
"Verzehr" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verzehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verzehr" for "verzehrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Verzehr" or "verzehrt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verzehr" and "verzehrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verzehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verzehr" and "verzehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verzehr vs verzieh". 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 #1,540,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.