verzeichnenvsverzeichnetTell them apart

Which to use

“verzeichnen” and “verzeichnet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,295
“verzeichnen” frequency rank
#7,249
“verzeichnet” frequency rank
16544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verzeichnen verzeichnet
Definition etwas nicht korrekt zeichnen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzeichnen

Where the eye mixes verzeichnen and verzeichnet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verzeichnen and verzeichnet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
verzeichnen
11 ch
verzeichnet

Visual trap between verzeichnen and verzeichnet

A purely visual mix-up. verzeichnen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən]) and verzeichnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) 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 “verzeichnen” becomes t in “verzeichnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verzeichnen is recorded at frequency rank #9,295, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən]. verzeichnet is at rank #7,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət].

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 16544, this pair ranks #1,934,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verzeichnen vs verzeichnet

Shared letters: cehinrvz. Private to "verzeichnen": -. Private to "verzeichnet": t.

"verzeichnen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC  ·  "verzeichnet" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verzeichnen ← evrzeichnen · verezichnen · verrzeichnen · verzecihnen · verzeicchnen · verzeichenn · verzeichhnen · verzeichnenn
  • verzeichnet ← evrzeichnet · verezichnet · verrzeichnet · verzecihnet · verzeicchnet · verzeichent · verzeichhnet · verzeichnett

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verzeichnen" and "verzeichnet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verzeichnen" or "verzeichnet"?
"verzeichnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,249 in our German list, against #9,295 for "verzeichnen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verzeichnen" and "verzeichnet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,934,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verzeichnen" and "verzeichnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrechnen vs verzeichnen". 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 #1,934,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list