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.
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?
Which is more common, "verzeichnen" or "verzeichnet"?
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.